New UI configuration page - IDEAl Mode Button Layout

[Bernd Pol]

Am Dienstag, 16. März 2004 15:12 (UCT) schrieb Jens Dagerbo:
> > I see also text on the active tab in icons only mode. Only the
> > icons are smaller in case of the 3rd selection and the text looks
> > somewhat misplaced there - small icon aligned at top tab border,
> > text aligned at the bottom tab border, on the bottom tab row for
> > example).
>
> Hmm.. "ugly mode"? I have honestly no idea why these two modes both
> exist. Should we ignore it? Simply not make it available to the user?
> I see no real point in offering the 3rd mode.

Agreed. This mode does not make much sense.

> > Q1: Shouldn't they be called "Tabs" instead of "Buttons"? That is
> > the way they intuitively appear to the user. (Even if they are
> > buttons programatically.)
>
> I'm fully open for suggestions. I just used "button" to distinguish
> them from "tabs" which are used in the same dialog to refer to
> something else.
>
> "IDEAl Toolview Tab Layout"?

Almost perfect, but hard to read. How about:
"Toolview Tab Layout (IDEAl Mode)"

> Btw, I meant to add "what's this" help to the dialog, but for this
> very reason - - objections - I wanted to wait a while. :)
>
> > Q2: Is it an incomplete mdi implementation? It certainy makes sense
> > to distinguish between icons only display, even if selected, and
> > text display on the active tab only.
>
> I'm not sure I understand.. you are saying you think one mode (the
> 3rd?) should be icons _only_? For completeness, maybe.. It's a
> question for the KMDI implementors in any case.
>
Sure. I only guessed what was probably meant, providing 4 modes this 
way. Literally:
0 - icons only, no text whatsoever
1 - text only
2 - icons only, text on active icon
3 - always icons and text
At least this sounds logical. Not very useful in my opinion, but 
complete. Maybe they assume somebody out there who wants icons only 
tabs in any case.
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Have a good day,
Bernd