FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: BeOS/Haiku UI question

[Waldemar Kornewald <wkornew@xxxxxxx>]

Stephan Assmus wrote:
> I think I've made up my mind... short summary time:
>
> 1) for settings that cannot be applied live:
> Defaults Revert Apply (leaves window open) Tab-Close (applies settings too)
>
> 2) for settings that are applied live:
> Defaults Revert Tab-Close (simply closes window)
>
> Actually, those are almost the same.... the Apply button in 1) simply serves 
> as a way to see the effects of new settings without closing the window (if 
> you think you might need to keep tweaking). For 1), an additional Cancel 
> button could be considered (a shortcut for pressing Revert and closing the 
> window).

Well, three buttons are really more than I would like to see in a 
*simple* preferences window, so please don't add "Cancel" (we already 
have "Revert", please choose one instead of both). It sounds ridiculous 
to nearly have more buttons for save/cancel than buttons to configure 
actual settings. Also, for preferences where "Defaults" does not make 
much sense or has no value (most simple prefs dialogs) there should only 
be "Revert". Apart from that, I'm all for the "save on close" or "window 
has persistent state" idea.

Only in very rare cases am I interested in "Defaults", at all (since I 
can see the effect of my changes and revert or I am able to find my 
personal defaults). Mostly, it's when I don't have a clue what some 
function does or when there are so many combinations or "high-res" 
settings (via sliders?) that I would not be able to revert those on my 
own. I would rather have indicators (highlighting?) that tell me which 
the default settings are. A slider could mark its default position.

Bye,
Waldemar