On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:30:39 -0500 "Adam Krolnik" <akrolnik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've seen that having the scrollbar on the left allows you to have less than > the entire window on the > screen and still be able to scroll the output. Unless it's the left side of the window that's offscreen ... > Also a useful option for left handers who gravitate to the left side instead > of the right for things. As a left-hander, I can attest that not all such creatures gravitate there ! I guess it comes down to habit. > > As to the the scope, I'd pick filelists + output. Myself, I can't think of a compelling reason to differentiate within an application (or even within a desktop session more generally). Muscle-memory, again. In fact, I'm a bit inclined now to disable the existing filelist-bars-placement option, it'd be the first time for a while that I've found an opportunity to _reduce_ code. Regards Tom > On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 6:04 AM, <tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > 2. I found the scrollbar position option. But the output pane doesn't > > have > > > > such an option. > > > > I was hoping to have the scrollbar on the left side, but you may not > > have > > > > done that due > > > > to the tabs feature. > > > There are lots of scrollbars in the application, only the filelist bars > > are relocatable. That's an option from the very early days of emelFM2. It > > never seemed worthwhile replicating more generally. Not least because, as > > you observe, there are consequential UI effects to be managed, and because > > to now, there's been no public indication that anyone ever changed this > > option. > > > > Do any of you have an undeclared interest in this ? > > > > What is the most sensible scope for a scrollbars placement option ? > > whole application ? > > whole application except button bars ? > > whole main-window (i.e. including button bars) ? > > filelists + output pane ? > > filelists (as now) ? -- Users can unsubscribe from the list by sending email to emelfm2-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field or by logging into the web interface.