On Jun 20, 2007, at 6:22 PM, Anders Ekberg wrote:
Richard Heck
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:30:21 -0700
Bennett Helm wrote:
On Jun 20, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Neal Becker wrote:
Bennett Helm wrote:
On Jun 20, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Neal Becker wrote:
1.50rc1. Under paragraph settings dialog, all alignment
options always seem to be greyed out.
Did you uncheck the "Default" box?
Ah! Well, at least one reasonably intelligent somewhat
experienced lyx user was confused about this interface.
Make that two: I was confused initially as well.
Any suggestions how to make it more intuitive? The change here was
to include a "default" option, so that you can unset changes you'd
made before. It wasn't previously clear how to do that---though
the solution was, set the default, whatever that is. Is it
possible that something as simple as a line separating "default"
from the others would help? Or putting "DEFAULT" like that? or in
bold? or...?
rh
Is there a reason the Default box is not a radio button as the
other? It is different in behaviour (since not specified), but
isn't the italic font a sufficient indicator for that? Or am I
missing something?
It shouldn't be a radio button just like the others, since it's not
an option in the way that the others are. (Which alignment is the
default varies depending on the environment, but the default will be
one of left, right, centered, or justified.) It's for this reason
that I haven't been able to think of anything better than how it is
now, and once you see the logic of it, it does seem reasonable. The
only trouble is that the logic isn't obvious.
So, to answer Richard: I don't have any good idea how to improve it.
I wouldn't put in a line to separate them; that does the opposite of
what you want: to indicate a link between them. Boldface doesn't seem
the right sort of thing: what's wanted is a visual image that
indicates that the default checkbox has a kind of priority or control
over the status of the radio buttons. Perhaps, then, the radio
buttons should be indented a bit underneath the checkbox?
X Default
o Justified
o Left
o Center
o Right
(Notice that I've switched the order of the radio buttons, putting
center in the middle rather than at the end.)
Bennett
