[haiku-commits] Re: haiku: hrev46887 - in src: apps/packageinstaller kits/interface

  • From: Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:11:09 +0100

Hi,

On 18.02.2014 23:32, John Scipione wrote:
The "Install to:" menu field looks better down here but maybe you
should AddGlue() right here so that the menu field doesn't expand all
the way over to the Install button essentially turning it into a
auto-size menu field instead of a fixed-size menu field.

This is intentional. I've tried it with glue before the button, but then the label on the menu is truncated even more, and there is actually no reason that the space between the button and the menu should not be fixed width. That the menu grows when you grow the window is intentional. Actually, I was considering moving the button below the menu field again, because important information is truncated from the menu item label as it is now. I was also considering a layout resembling the original BeOS app, with the install type choice as list. It may be clearer or as clear, I don't know, but the window may look more appealing overall.

Best regards,
-Stephan


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