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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Review Request: [MOCKUP] Clock: remove "Use local time zone"
From:       "Hans Chen" <hanswchen () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-09-11 9:43:48
Message-ID: c59230380809110243v33927392p33b2a78e9b4763dd () mail ! gmail ! com
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2008/9/11 Sebastian K=FCgler <sebas@kde.org>

> 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
iTunes<http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2003/12/itunes_jukebox_la=
rge.jpg>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 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.

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<div dir="ltr">2008/9/11 Sebastian Kügler <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:sebas@kde.org">sebas@kde.org</a>&gt;</span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="Ih2E3d">On Wednesday 10 September 2008 23:12:30 Celeste Lyn Paul \
wrote:<br> &gt; Checkboxes are much easier and intuitive for making multiple selections<br>
&gt; than the current selection method. &nbsp;As it is, theres no way to know you can<br>
&gt; make multiple selections. &nbsp;Checkboxes provide that &quot;multi&quot; affordance.<br>
<br>
</div>There are quite a lot of timezones (both in the &quot;available&quot; list, and possibly<br>
in the &quot;default&quot; list. I can imagine checkboxes next to the KTimeZoneWidget<br>
(the central one listing all timezones), but it would look odd to my (in my<br>
imagination, of course).</blockquote><div><br>&nbsp;<br></div></div>Personally I don&#39;t think \
checkboxes in a list look too odd, see <a \
href="http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2003/12/itunes_jukebox_large.jpg">iTunes</a> for \
example. I agree with Celeste that it&#39;s more intuitive to use checkboxes. But that doesn&#39;t belong \
to this topic, so I won&#39;t discuss it further.<br> <br>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&nbsp; a high possibility that users fail to see the connection &quot;Select a \
timezone in KTimeZoneWidget&quot; -&gt; &quot;Another item pops up in combobox&quot;. This is much \
clearer in the first picture in my opinion (first select the desired timezones, then choose the default \
one). <br> <br>With that said, I still agree with Aaron&#39;s argument.<br></div>



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