Re: New Feature - Re: CVS: commit msevior abi/src/text/fmt/unix fv_UnixVisualDrag.cpp

On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Ryan Pavlik wrote:

> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:06:41 -0500
> From: Ryan Pavlik <abiryan@ryand.net>
> To: Alan Horkan <horkana@maths.tcd.ie>
> Cc: AbiWord Developer Mailing List <abiword-dev@abisource.com>
> Subject: Re: New Feature - Re: CVS: commit msevior abi/src/text/fmt/unix
> fv_UnixVisualDrag.cpp
>
> Alan Horkan wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Reinout van Schouwen wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:22:41 +0100
> >> From: Reinout van Schouwen <reinout@gmail.com>
> >> To: abiword-dev@abisource.com
> >> Subject: Re: New Feature - Re: CVS: commit msevior abi/src/text/fmt/unix
> >> fv_UnixVisualDrag.cpp
> >>
> >>
> >> Op dinsdag 13-03-2007 om 08:08 uur [tijdzone +0000], schreef Tomas
> >> Frydrych:
> >>
> >>
> >>> I really dislike message boxes, and this one seems to me of no value at
> >>> all -- if I want to open a document in a new window, I double click it;
> >>> I think it is more than reasonable to assume that if I go through the
> >>> trouble of dragging a document, I want it pasted/embedded into the target.
> >>>
> >> +1
> >>
> >
> > +1
> >
> > And if you feel it is absolutely necessary to show a message box the
> > buttons should not be labelled Yes/No but should instead be labelled with
> > something else such as Insert/Open/Cancel so that users need only skim
> > read the messages.

> +1, although I will admit I've done the "Start AbiWord" then "drag to
> open" thing on a system where I wanted to open a non-assosciated file
> type (whether ABW or supported by an importer) and didn't feel like
> re-navigating. Is there any way a file dragged onto a blank document is
> opened (similar to how opening a doc with only a blank doc open replaces
> the blank doc), but is inserted into any non-blank drop target?
>
> (Oh, and I know at least the Mac OS X HIG requires verb-buttons like the
> Insert/Open/Cancel, not sure about GTK+,

Gnome strongly encourages clear labelling of buttons, which is the point
of view I was coming from.

> and there's no real HIG on Windows but I like verb-buttons)

The Vista guidelines half-heartedly encourage action buttons (right beside
a picture of a Yes No dialog in the examples I saw).

It is just good usability, not a platform issue anymore.

(Saw a dialog the other day asking "No more files? Yes/No". For shame.)

-- 
Alan