Re: Concerning history button

Molle Bestefich wrote:
> Simon Large wrote:
>> enough of this. Counting mouse clicks is not really getting us far.
>
> That's not an argument. You're not even trying.

It is an argument. You can think it's not a good one, but an argument it is.

>>> (If you stick to wanting a button because of 508 or MS standards, the
>>> button should at least invoke a popup menu, not an entire dialog.)
>> There is precedent for small dialogs.
>> Word->Insert->Break
>> Thunderbird->File->Rename
>
> Doesn't mean it's a good idea for this purpose.

Popups aren't a good idea here.

>> Combos are great for selecting things, but selecting *and* inserting on
>> OnChange() is the issue here.
>
> Obviously - was anybody confused about that?

Yes! That's what the whole thread was about.

>>> The complaint was of an extremely technical and hypothetic nature.
>>> I've never seen a real user actually complain about this.
>> I'm a real user and I have raised it before (for the reason given above).
>
> Lonely swan.

Is that a compliment?

>>> Stefan chose to use OnChange() to paste text instead of a
>> > "paste" button as MS standards would have him.

I don't know of any MS standards which would require a button for that.
Problem there was that with an additional button, the combobox would
have to be reduced in size, which again would have reduced the amount of
text visible of the old messages.

> Again, if the button stays, it should result in a dropdown menu
> instead of a dialog.
> In that context it should also be placed on the right hand side.

And the dropdown menu should then show the log messages?
(and you think the button is ugly...)

> (Noting that the current solution is currently inferior to the
> previous one, even if it does comply with 508 and MS documents.)

I don't think there's an optimal solution here. At least not without
writing our own control, which is something that will take a hell lot of
time to do! And I think there are more important things to work on than
our own controls just for log histories.

Stefan

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