I think that the toolbar folder for the open wizard and a plus + sign for the Open File is what is needed. There is no overlap there. We can even use a yellow plus to be more like ESRI and less like Load Datasets.
Larry On 10/31/07, Sunburned Surveyor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paul wrote: "The only reason I'm resistant is that when designing the > UI we should reduce the different numbers of ways to do things for the > same function." > > I didn't think about this. I agree it is better to reduce the number > of ways to access the same functionality. AutoCAD always has 50 > different ways to do the same thing, which can lead to confusion, > especially for new users. > > Jukka wrote: "I reed plus sign like 'Add' . Perhaps Folder icon suits > better when you are opening something..." > > Good point Jukka. > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > On 10/31/07, Rahkonen Jukka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I reed plus sign like 'Add' . Perhaps Folder icon suits better when you > are > > opening something that is ready made, that is, stored project? Quite > othen > > you are building your project by collecting data from different places > into > > your collection and using + sign is rather intuitive. Not so important > > though, I believe both ways can be learned. > > > > -Jukka- > > > > ________________________________ > > Lähettäjä: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Puolesta > > Larry Becker > > Lähetetty: 31. lokakuuta 2007 17:27 > > Vastaanottaja: JUMP Users Discussion > > Aihe: Re: [jump-users] Nice OpenJump review > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > I think the menu icons are fine and great for new users. The + icon > on > > the toolbor is for ESRI users like the reviewer and long-time JUMP > users. > > It is more important to please both users than following an kind of > design > > aesthetic. > > > > Larry > > > > On 10/31/07, Paul Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Larry, > > > > > > I think we should have our own GUI/Icon style rather than just > following > > > the design of ESRI tools, Now when coming up with that style we can > take > > > into account design elements such as what is used in general software > > > and also GIS software so that any computer user would be able to work > > > out the function of the icon. > > > > > > As a compramise, let's have the following icons for the open menu > items > > > and toolbar (slightly different from now) > > > > > > Open... The folder with the + > > > Open File... The folder with a page > > > Open Project.. The folder with the project you created. > > > > > > > > > Uwe, > > > > > > I'm not sure why you think the new Open Wizard is a hard way to load > > > PostGIS tables, in the old method you selected a drop down then > entered > > > the parameters. With the new one you double click an icon and then > enter > > > the parameters. And if someone wants to they can create a new panel > for > > > the parameters to include validation of those parameters, > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > jump-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/jump-users > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://amusingprogrammer.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > jump-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/jump-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > jump-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/jump-users > -- http://amusingprogrammer.blogspot.com/
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