[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #6421: Rename "Click to activate" mode
- From: "humdinger" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:22:14 -0000
#6421: Rename "Click to activate" mode
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Reporter: humdinger | Owner: axeld
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Preferences/Mouse | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking:
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Comment (by humdinger):
"Click to front" sounds funny. "Now I click to front this window..."
:)[[BR]]
Since we use e.g. "Auto-raise" in the Deskbar preferences, I'd go with
"Click to raise". I agree, the additional "& focus" isn't necessary. Any
opinion on renaming the setting "Window behavior:"? It makes more sense,
when you see the setting without activating the pop-up menu:
{{{
Window behavior: Click to raise
Window behavior: Click to focus
Window behavior: Focus follows mouse
}}}
OK, the last one not so much, but "Focus follows mouse" is just in too
common usage, I suppose. "Hover to focus" sounds a bit... unfamiliar.
Though it describes it quite well... Hmm.
WRT tool tips, I think we have to be very careful where to deploy those.
In general it's a bad idea IMO to use them as help text or you soon can't
rest the mouse on the GUI without a tool tip popping up. Better find good
labels and meaningful names in the first place (as we did above, I think).
Tool tips could be a nice way to offer help, but only if they are not
shown by default, just when holding a "HELP" key (maybe OPTION?).[[BR]]
This is getting off-topic... :)
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