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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: User Interface.. If you ever wrote or will write a software GUI, then READ THIS!
From:       Christian A =?iso-8859-1?q?Str=F8mmen=20=5BNumber1=2FNumeroUno=5D?= <number1 () rea
Date:       2001-03-09 10:59:39
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On Friday  9. March 2001 04:08, Matt Newell wrote:
> On Thursday 08 March 2001 17:58, Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
>
> wrote:
> > 4) A dropdown combobox should show ALL of the entries, it SHOULD NOT
> > CONTAIN A scrollbar!!! (page 7)
>
> I don't agree with this.  These days most people use scroll wheels and
> scrolling is very easy and efficient.  If the list is really long than the
> data should be presented in a different manner than a list box.

Take the run dialog for example.  I have popup autocompletion on, but when I 
type for example 'k' the popup dialog appears with a scrollbar, and only half 
the text that's there is displayed, even though displaying all of the 
available commands wouldn't even use 1/3 of my screens height.

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