From kde-panel-devel Thu Sep 11 09:43:48 2008 From: "Hans Chen" Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:43:48 +0000 To: kde-panel-devel Subject: Re: Review Request: [MOCKUP] Clock: remove "Use local time zone" Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-panel-devel&m=122112628826988 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--===============0783336619==" --===============0783336619== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_17618_17245496.1221126228360" ------=_Part_17618_17245496.1221126228360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline 2008/9/11 Sebastian K=FCgler > On Wednesday 10 September 2008 23:12:30 Celeste Lyn Paul wrote: > > Checkboxes are much easier and intuitive for making multiple selections > > than the current selection method. As it is, theres no way to know you > can > > make multiple selections. Checkboxes provide that "multi" affordance. > > There are quite a lot of timezones (both in the "available" list, and > possibly > in the "default" list. I can imagine checkboxes next to the KTimeZoneWidg= et > (the central one listing all timezones), but it would look odd to my (in = my > imagination, of course). Personally I don't think checkboxes in a list look too odd, see iTunesfor example. I agree with Celeste that it's more intuitive to use checkboxes. But that doesn't belong to this topic, so I won't discuss it further. As for the combobox, my first thought when I saw the picture was to put it on top. However, I see a problem with this approach: it feels reversed somehow. I think there is a high possibility that users fail to see the connection "Select a timezone in KTimeZoneWidget" -> "Another item pops up in combobox". This is much clearer in the first picture in my opinion (firs= t select the desired timezones, then choose the default one). With that said, I still agree with Aaron's argument. ------=_Part_17618_17245496.1221126228360 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
2008/9/11 Sebastian K=FCgler <sebas@kde.org>
On Wednesday 10 September 2008 23:12:30 Celeste Lyn P= aul wrote:
> Checkboxes are much easier and intuitive for making multiple selection= s
> than the current selection method.  As it is, theres no way to kn= ow you can
> make multiple selections.  Checkboxes provide that "multi&qu= ot; affordance.

There are quite a lot of timezones (both in the "available"= list, and possibly
in the "default" list. I can imagine checkboxes next to the KTime= ZoneWidget
(the central one listing all timezones), but it would look odd to my (in my=
imagination, of course).

 
Persona= lly I don't think checkboxes in a list look too odd, see i= Tunes for example. I agree with Celeste that it's more intuitive to= use checkboxes. But that doesn't belong to this topic, so I won't = discuss it further.

As for the combobox, my first thought when I saw the picture was to put= it on top. However, I see a problem with this approach: it feels reversed = somehow. I think there is  a high possibility that users fail to see t= he connection "Select a timezone in KTimeZoneWidget" -> "= Another item pops up in combobox". This is much clearer in the first p= icture in my opinion (first select the desired timezones, then choose the d= efault one).

With that said, I still agree with Aaron's argument.
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