Le 05/01/2011 10:32, Julian Robbins a ?crit : > I dont particularly find tooltips an annoyance either. But what I do find > useful and have mentioned before is that > Inkscape has a useful feature (and is a similar app in many ways), where at > the bottom the screen in a single line in > the GUI interface there is always mention of how you can use the button > (command) that you are hovering over or have > selected. ie if you are using a Move tool, this line adds info that is > pertinent to _exactly_ what you are doing. > > ie if on a left hand top grab bar of an object, it says 'Rotate selection, > with Cntrl (in Bold) to scale uniformaly, > with Shift to scale around rotation centre'. So if you're not sure for > example how to scale it uniformly it gives you a > clue. Using other grab bars on same object gives different relevant info on > the possible actions from here. I've found > this type of system with a more complicated app such as a graphics tool like > Inkscape, really really useful.
So do I. Iconic or one-word buttons are not allways self-explainatory and when needed, I expect some more detailed hint on hovering them. JL
