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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Making grey lists easier to understand
From:       Gérard Delafond <gerard () delafond ! org>
Date:       2003-08-30 15:23:48
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In KWord (but this problem can be found in many other programs), when editing 
the properties of a frame, in the Text Run Around tab, you have this 
structure :
Layout of Text in Other Frames-----------
*Text will run &through this frame        |
*Text will run &around the frame          |
*Text will &not run around this frame    |
--------------------------------------------------------|
Run Around Side-------------------------------|
*&Left                                              |
*&Right                                            |
*Lon&gest side                                 |
-------------------------------------------------------|

The second dialog is grey, except when "Text will run &around the frame " is 
checked.

The problem is it is not obvious for people to know how to activate the grey 
box (needs to check *Text will run &around the frame )

One solution should be to link the boxes :
Layout of Text in Other Frames-----------
*Text will run &through this frame        |
*Text will run &around the frame  --------|------
*Text will &not run around this frame    |      |
--------------------------------------------------------|       |
Run Around Side-------------------------------|        |
*&Left                                              |<------|
*&Right                                            |
*Lon&gest side                                 |
-------------------------------------------------------|

Another solution (better in this case) should be to make one only box that 
way:

Layout of Text in Other Frames-----------
*Text will run &through this frame        |
*Text will run &around the frame          |
  *&Left                                              |
  *&Right                                            |
  *Lon&gest side                                 |
*Text will &not run around this frame    |
--------------------------------------------------------|

Do you agree this sort of box would be more easy to understand ?

Gerard

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