Re: [Bug-gnubg] Some screenshots of the new integrated GUI

[Jim Segrave]

On Thu 14 Aug 2003 (14:36 +0200), ?ystein O Johansen wrote:
> 
> > We should talk about the icon placement in the toolbar. Such
> > destructive things like a resign button shouldn't be near
> > anything, even less directly beside the undo button, which is
> > probably used rather frequently. The same goes for Decline.
> > However, I do realise that the order is logical right now.
> > But the above is a quite strong design rule.
> 
> Thanks for this feedback. I was really in doubt how to place
> them. Pressing the resign button will open a new window to
> choose flavour of resign, and a cancel button. So pressing
> Resign isn't immediatly destructive.
> 
> The decline button is only active when a double or resign have
> been offered, so I don't think it's such a danger to put it
> close to the Accept or beaver button.
> 
> I' suggesting these order of the icons:
> New
> Open
> Import
> Save
> Export
> (space)
> Accept
> Decline
> Beaver

I suppose this is dangerous in money games - all 3 of the above are
valid and if you meant to hit decline, slipping to one side is bad, to
the other is fatal :-).

> Resign
> (space)
> Hint
> Undo
> (space)
> Edit
> Direction
> (space)
> Stop
> 
> Hide/show panel will be removed.

How does one select between board only and board with extra windows?
I'd have thought this is going to be a very heavily used button.

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Jim Segrave           address@hidden