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Re: Buttons and Tooltips in the HIG

 

Okay, check it
http://elementaryos.org/docs/human-interface-guidelines/ui-toolkit-elements/buttons

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Cassidy James <c@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ha okay. :)
> On Jul 18, 2012 9:55 PM, "Daniel Foré" <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Lemme eat dinner and I'll get to work on it.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Daniel Foré
>>
>> El jul 18, 2012, a las 7:40 p.m., Cassidy James <c@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
>>
>> Yeah. Like toolbar buttons should have tooltips, but dialog buttons
>> typically should not. Or something.
>> On Jul 18, 2012 8:56 PM, "Daniel Foré" <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Yea that's a good question. Perhaps we need to divide the button section
>>> into different types of buttons.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Cassidy James <cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Dan,
>>>>
>>>> I had a quick question related to the bump to the HIG that mentions
>>>> tooltips on buttons. Would that include buttons in dialogs that are
>>>> self-explanatory? I feel like a proper button will not need a tooltip
>>>> unless it's only an icon (like in toolbars).
>>>>
>>>> Let me know your thoughts on this.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Cassidy
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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