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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

I love those mockups. I can see large sheets being hard to have fit, but
that may be something to be resolved in the layout of the sheet.
On May 18, 2011 1:14 AM, "Thorsten Wilms" <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 05/18/2011 02:32 AM, Felix Lawrence wrote:
>
>>
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/os-xgnome-3-style-dialog-sheets-coming-to-ubuntu-11-10/
>
>> Firstly, Ubuntu's dialog sheets should be draggable inside their
>> parent window. The sheet could even be dragged to be mostly outside
>> the parent window, with only a small region of overlap. The sheet
>> would not be able to be dragged completely outside the parent window
>> - it must at least partially overlap its parent at all times. This
>> allows the user to see/select any text in the parent window, while
>> the sheet is still 'stuck' to the parent window.
>
> The only sane reason I see for wanting to move the sheet is to get a
> better view of the application window (usually the content area,
> specifically). That desire should only come up if you need a second look
> to decide on something to be carried out via the dialog.
>
> But why obstruct the content area in the first place? A movable sheet
> would be better than a fixed one, but it adds to the window management
> hassle. These thoughts led me to create the following mockups (in 2007,
> explaining that brutal GNOME look):
> http://thorwil.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/save_changes_01_i.png
> http://thorwil.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/save_changes_02_i.png
>
> The window should be resized to make room for the embedded dialog. If
> the window already fills the screen, the content area would have to
> shrink (and zoom out). After being told the resizing would be too hard
> to make happen, I made:
> http://thorwil.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/save_changes_03_i.png
>
>
> BTW, I think dialogs should not have window close buttons, because it is
> not obvious if those are equal to Cancel or not. Also, providing several
> means of doing the same thing can slow users down because of requiring a
> decision.
>
> One could even consider to style the bottom area of a dialog like a
> title bar, as the most common commands there will Close the window.
>
>
> --
> Thorsten Wilms
>
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