Re: UI Gestures - new spec

<quote who="Jan Rojcek">
> 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,

Right. Let's disable the submit on 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?

I'll fix the spec to clarify this.

> - 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)?

No.

> - make sure there's enough space for this button on 1024 wide screen
> when debugging and the packs are installed

How?

> - 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

Ok.

>
> 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. 

Ok, I'll change that.

> 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. 

In some dishonest way of thoughts - this would be exactly what we want, don't 
we?

> 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).

I'll fix the spec and code.

Thanks for your comments.
-jst