[Okular-devel] Find bar

[Pino Toscano]

Alle 12:23, venerdì 23 febbraio 2007, Florian Graessle ha scritto:
> I also think the first option, i.e. hovering, is the better approach.
> Have a look at a quick mockup at
>
>   http://holehan.org/kde/okular/presentation_searchbar.png

Aha, so a "floating toolbar".

> > About the dragging affordance, uhm... where should it be dragged? I'd say
> > not on the side, and about the top position I'm in doubt about its
> > interaction with the top bar.
> > Ideas? :-)
>
> We shouldn't offer more fixed locations where the bar can be dragged to.
> Rather see it as an initially fixed location from which the bar can be
> dragged just anywhere on the screen. I think that in most cases the bar
> won't be moved around anyway and will stay untouched in the initial
> location at the bottom.
>
> Wrapping up, how about the following:
>
> - Initially place search bar at the bottom center of the screen
> - Let users rearrange it anywhere by drag&drop
> - Make the bottom center position adhesive so that it is very easy to
> drag the bar back there

I agree.

> - Reset the search bar position to the bottom center each time a
> presentation starts

Hmm wouldn't the user expect to see the find bar where they left it last time?

Regards,

-- 
Pino Toscano
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