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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: kdemultimedia (setCheckedState)
From:       Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
Date:       2004-05-18 16:52:46
Message-ID: 200405181419.58414.gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net
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Em Tuesday 18 May 2004 10:53, Jamethiel Knorth escreveu:
> >From: Scott Wheeler <wheeler@kde.org>
> >Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 09:17:18 +0200
> >
> >To be honest -- I'd like to see this stuff ripped back out.  I didn't see
> > a discussion of it anywhere and I think it's a regression in terms of
> > usability.
> >
> >If I quickly glance at at toggle action I can distinguish:
> >
> >[ ] Show Search Bar
> >[x] Show Search Bar
> >
> >very quickly.  It clearly visually indicates that it is a field with two
> >states and what its present state is.  However with the options:
> >
> >o Show Search Bar
> >o Hide Search Bar
> >
> >I actually have to read the label, think about the current state, etc.
> >It's
> >not visually distinguishable from a (often irreversible) action.
> >
> >I also think this is bad for the show/hide toolbar widgets but didn't get
> >around to complaining until it's apparently made clear that this is meant
> >to
> >be a pervasive change.
>
> I think the show/hide naming is often bad for power users, who want
> immediate information, but is usually much clearer for newer users. I would
> have to say that having the term be descriptive according to what it will
> do is better.

I don't think so... You never know if the menu say the state or the action. 
I'm always confused if clicking there will show or hide.

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