On Feb 8, 2008 5:53 AM, Tobias Schäfer <tobiasschaefer_at_gmx.de> wrote:
> On Thursday 07 February 2008 19:50:46 Sean Leonard wrote:
>
> > Also I think circumstances have changed because now there is a
> > background image. If there were no background image, the difference
> > would not matter.
>
> The main reasons why I prefer full row select:
> * if you need to scroll to the right (e.g. you have sorted by a different
> criteria than "File") you cannot select the lines because this is only
> possible on the first column
> * you cannot right click on any columns but the first
>
I can add to that list:
* with wide screen and many columns, it becomes difficult to see which values
correspond to which files.
I see this as a choice between prettiness and
usability, and think that usability should win. Which means I agree with Tobias.
Also note that the problem reported by Sean is relevant to
users with very low resolutions, while the problems created by supposed solution
are relevant to users with high screen resolutions.
I posit that programmers, who constitute main user base for TortoiseSVN,
are much more likely to belong to the second category ;-)
Nevertheless, like with the Merge dialog, as long as I have a hidden option
to get back to usable state, I do not care so much about the rest of
the world ;-)
--
Alexander S. Klenin
Insight Experts Ltd.
Received on 2008-02-08 15:14:37 CET