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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: Dialogs: How to layout
From:       Derek <fountai () hursley ! ibm ! com>
Date:       1999-09-14 6:49:11
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> >> Where buttons need to be arranged vertically (rare cases) the most
> >> popular ones should be at the top.
> 
> Yes. I can't stress how rare of a case this would be. I don't see how any
> properly designed dialog could ever need this -- although someday for some
> weird application it might be needed 5 years from now, it will be fully
> supported.

The rule doesn't just apply to dialogs (despite the subject line). It
also applies to menus (which are normally vertical), toolbars (which can
be), information presentation and entry fields, etc. Anywhere the user
can be looking for something, which actually means just about
everywhere, put the most popular option at the top/left and work
downwards/rightwards.

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