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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Alignment of options in configuration dialog
From:       Eric E <whalesuit () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2002-04-24 17:13:18
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On Wednesday 24 April 2002 9:54 am, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On April 24, 2002 09:55 am, Wilco Greven wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The attached screenshot shows a situation which appears in several places
> > in KControl. The upper box shows the current situation with the labels on
> > the left, and the comboboxes on the right of the box with a big gap
> > between the labels and the combos. I think a better layout would be the
> > one shown in the lower box. By removing the gap between the labels and
> > the combos it's easier to see which label belongs to which combobox.
> > Opinions?
>
> agreed, fully. either the popups should have a greater horizontal stretch
> than the labels (thereby taking up the entire remaining width of the frame)
> or they should be "left justified" as in the lower part of your screenshot.
> personally, i'd go for left justified as in your screenshot.

Strongly seconded.
I've had similar thoughts about sliders.  I think we should either shoot to 
limit the size of the slider as much as possible, or make the slider's size 
proportional to how finely you can adjust something.

Cheers,

EE
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