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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Bug#4236: kcontrol - GUI disposition for browsing/files/file
From:       tibirna () kde ! org
Date:       2000-06-01 22:34:56
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Linux QA wrote:

> >> Result: The image associated with "Open directories in separate
> >> windows" is to far to the text: the association of both is not
> >> obvious (especially on big screens where the control panel is
> >> maximised).
> 
> >Well, what does the Corel GUI expert say? Image preview would better stay
> >at right of the text but go nearer to it, or better go under the
> >checkbox? In the last case align it left or right?
> 
> I consulted our Lead UI about that : 
> 
> "I've included a quick mock up that solves the problems. Having the
> preview image on the right is problematic because it needs to be far
> away from the text to allow for localization in other languages which
> makes the association of the checkboxx to the preview fairly weak.

We don't need to care about localization. Qt/KDE libs are intelligent
enough to dynamically rearrange the GUI (even inside the same life session
of a widget, no need to restart) according to the space occupied by the
text.

> 
> Placing the preview (in a 'window' so it doesn't just float there) in
> the upper left with the check box directly below ensures that there is
> nice close association between the two and prevents us from having any
> localization problems since there is plenty of room to the right of the
> check box for a long string of text.

I thought of this solution too. It's rather classic, in scientific
layouting, to put the caption under the figure. Thanks a lot for
strenghtening my ideas. I'll do this.

Bug closed, thanks for helping.

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