> > * To me, the feedback provided by sliders or percentage indicators (like > > those shown in Nautilus and EoG's statusbar) doesn't seem particularly > > useful. Generally, a user doesn't need to know if they are zoomed at > > 150% or if they have zoomed through half of the magnification range. > > I agree about the relative to the zoom end part, but the % indication > is very useful to me as an icon designer. > I think there are also a lot of use cases where they can be handy to > people taking pictures. > Removing it probably won't affect a huge group, but leaving it in > doesn't either.
Sure, a percentage indicator is useful in some technical ways. It's entirely appropriate to have something like that in the GIMP or Inkscape or even F-Spot. It doesn't seem helpful to have it in Nautilus, though. I'm unsure about the case of EoG... > > * The icons used for zooming are a bit problematic. Each of them > > features a magnifying glass containing either a + or a - or a 1 or a > > kind of box (for best fit). Though the magnifying glass does a good job > > in saying 'these are zoom controls', it introduces unnecessary > > repetition when you have two or three zoom icons next to each other. > > There's too much noise and the magnifying glass reduces the presence of > > the + or - or whatever. > > We fixed this in 2.30. We don't have the loupes anymore as zoom icons. > instead we just use squares with marks in them. Like [+], [-], [1]. That's great! You're way ahead of me. ;) > > * The relationship between normal zoom and 1:1 zoom seems a bit fuzzy. > > In EoG, 1:1 is described as 'Normal Size'. Nautilus also has 'Normal > > Size', but it is something quite different. The icon for normal size is > > called 'zoom-original' but would seem to convey the notion of 1:1, > > rather than the notion of 'Normal Size' used by Nautilus. > > 'Normal size' seems best to me. I think 'Normal Zoom' only works in English. Cool. I think what I was trying (badly) to say is that there are two different zoom states that are both being described as 'Normal Size': a 1:1/100% level (as seen in EoG) and to describe the default zoom level (as in Nautilus). Basically, I think EoG should replace 'Normal Size' with '100%' or '1:1', or something. > > * Apps should use a standard set (and arrangement) of buttons. > I think it differs a lot per app. We should assess each app and see > what is needed. Sure - I agree. I guess what I was suggesting is that we try as much as possible to vary on a theme. It would be nice if F-Spot used the same + and - icons as other apps, for example, and it would be nice if EoG had the + to the right of - like everyone else. It would also be cool (but not essential) if all zoom controls were bracketed by a + on the right and a - on the left (for identifiability reasons). You could then vary what's in the middle, whether it's a slider or a combobox or extra buttons. > > * Avoid the idea/word 'Normal', since this could be confusing (different > > people will have different ideas of what normal is). Instead, use Best > > Fit and some notion of 1:1 when it is needed (maybe '1:1 Zoom'?). > > Typically, Best Fit will be the default view. > > 'Best Fit' seems the best translatable. Cool. :) Allan -- IRC: aday on irc.gnome.org Blog: http://afaikblog.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
