From kde-core-devel  Tue May 18 07:17:18 2004
From: Scott Wheeler <wheeler () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:17:18 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: kdemultimedia (setCheckedState)
Message-Id: <200405180917.57080.wheeler () kde ! org>
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=108486473501651

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On Saturday 15 May 2004 17:29, Stephan Binner wrote:
> CVS commit by binner: 
> 
> setCheckedState++
> 
> 
>   M +6 -2      juk/juk.cpp   1.201
>   M +4 -2      kmid/kmidframe.cpp   1.65
>   M +1 -0      noatun/library/noatunstdaction.cpp   1.20
>   M +1 -0      noatun/modules/excellent/userinterface.cpp   1.86

To be honest -- I'd like to see this stuff ripped back out.  I didn't see a 
discussion of it anywhere and I think it's a regression in terms of 
usability.

If I quickly glance at at toggle action I can distinguish:

[ ] Show Search Bar
[x] Show Search Bar

very quickly.  It clearly visually indicates that it is a field with two 
states and what its present state is.  However with the options:

o Show Search Bar
o Hide Search Bar

I actually have to read the label, think about the current state, etc.  It's 
not visually distinguishable from a (often irreversible) action.

I also think this is bad for the show/hide toolbar widgets but didn't get 
around to complaining until it's apparently made clear that this is meant to 
be a pervasive change.

- -Scott

- -- 
Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the world in jeopardy.
- -John Dewey
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