Re: UI Gestures - new spec

On 21 Dec 2006, at 17:07, Jaroslav Tulach wrote:

> I have updated the spec to talk about few new ideas:
> http://www.netbeans.org/source/browse/*checkout*/logger/uihandler/ 
> src/org/netbeans/modules/uihandler/api/doc-files/ui.html

If the toolbar button is there in addition to the dialog that shows  
up during the IDE exit, then it seems to me like an unnecessary  
complication. I have a few questions and comments:

- what happens when the user clicks the toolbar button? If a dialog  
shows up - which one?
- if I don't send the data once, would the dialog show up during the  
IDE exit (similarly would the toolbar button still be there)?
- make sure there's enough space for this button on 1024 wide screen  
when debugging and the packs are installed
- there's too many "TBD" pieces in the UI spec - description text in  
the dialog; structured and raw views; the web page showing tips of  
the day - they are important part of the interface so they should be  
described in the spec

We have a small disagreement about how this feature should work, so  
bear with me. I *think* that calling the button "Get Tip of the Day"  
is misleading. The user has to read the HTML description in order to  
understand that getting the tip of the day requires to send the his/ 
her user data. Users hate reading long texts so they might click the  
button because they want to see "tip of the day" without really  
agreeing to send the data. Also, if you label the button "Get Tip of  
the Day" you should label the other one "Exit Without Getting Tip of  
the Day" or simply just "Exit" (using "without sending data" doesn't  
work with the buttons as they are right now).

Thanks,
Jano