On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 14:59, Anna Marie Dirks wrote: > You also, though, don't want the dialog to resize (grow larger) when the > entry is shown. (Yes, if we had the super smooth and gliding animation a > la OSX, then the effect of a dialog growing like that would be less > jarring. While we don't, though, we should avoid subjecting users to > nasty jumping dialogs.) > > Within the rest of the account druid and account editor, the way that we > present information which is optional to the user is to desensitize it, > until the user makes a selection which calls for it to become live-- cf > the "Authentication" options in the "Sending Email" page of the druid. > For consistency's sake, I would prefer that we handled the custom > connection command stuff in the same way.
No, the entry isn't used by 99% of the users and is just a hinderance unless you need it. It makes the dialog more difficult to parse and hence more difficult to use. > 1) In the druid, stop trying to cram settings for server identity, > connection type, and authentication all on one page. Just relax. We have > other pages, we even have another page for Receiving Mail stuff. > Constrain the widgets shown on the first page to be: > > http://primates.ximian.com/~anna/mailsettings/start.png See what I mean? It shouldn't expose the concept of a "command" to me in the default page. If I am Joe Random user, I don't even know what a "command" is. > 2) Make sure that you really cannot accidentally specify a custom > command by only allowing those widgets to be sensitive when both the > "Use blah blah" checkbox is clicked, and the "custom command" option is > selected in the option menu. The shot below shoes the entry still being > insensitive, because a different command is selected from the option > menu... > > http://primates.ximian.com/~anna/mailsettings/secure_selected.png The command isn't necessarily a security feature though. So "command" should be a separate option from "secure connection". > 3. Move the authentication stuff to the next page, with the other > receiving mail settings. Rename that page "Receiving Email, Continued" > or something. This is kind of orthogonal to David's setting, but I like the idea. -- Ettore _______________________________________________ evolution-hackers maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution-hackers
