Quicklaunch applet: Proposed change to the ordering of icons

[todd rme]

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Ingomar Wesp <ingomar at wesp.name> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Before I submit a corresponding patch, I'd like to ask for feedback on the
> following proposal for the quicklaunch applet:
>
> Currently, icons are arranged in column major order. Thus, when 5 icons are
> displayed in two rows, the indices are distributed as follows:
>
> +---+---+---+
> | 0 | 2 | 4 |
> +---+---+---+
> | 1 | 3 |
> +---+---+
>
> I would suggest to arrange icons in row major order instead:
>
> +---+---+---+
> | 0 | 1 | 2 |
> +---+---+---+
> | 3 | 4 |
> +---+---+
>
> Pros: The ordering seems more natural to me (maybe because it's similar to the
> flow of text) and would also be consistent with the ordering of items in the
> task bar.
>
> Cons: Users who currently use the quicklaunch applet with multiple rows will
> have the order of their icons changed. They would have to re-arrange the icons
> (once) in order to get the sequence they are used to.
>
> Please tell me what you think.
>
> If the idea is accepted, I will submit a review request for the implementation
> of the change soon.

+1
I always found the current way of doing it confusing.

-Todd