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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi MPT :D

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:40, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

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> Frederik Nnaji wrote on 22/08/10 19:37:
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> > I attached a screenshot of the Mouse Preferences dialog..
> > Honestly.. it is already reduced and still it seems overloaded to me.
> >...
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> That's mainly because it's using headings needlessly. For example,
> instead of
>
>    Mouse Orientation
>
>      (*) Right-handed
>      ( ) Left-handed
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> it could have
>
>    Mouse orientation: ( ) Left-handed  (*) Right-handed


yeah, that's perhaps much of the problem there already.
At first i thought it might be better to collapse much of the options into
their respective headings..
No need for that with your suggestion in place tho..

Your example shows a typical case of mutual exclusion.. Either - Or
I think there are much better ways to illustrate polarity, than vertically
listed radio buttons..