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Proposal for a new "yes-no" Dialog
roolku:
--- Quote from: (:@) on February 14, 2008, 05:52:06 AM ---I don't know if we are talking about the same menu. I don't see the problem operating it blindly, because it will show up as:
Delete xy?
[icon]Yes
[icon]No
Confirm it with select (as it is now) or just move the 'cursor' to the item below and select it. There are only two choices possible, I don't think it will take long to update the selection if 'No' is chosen.
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That is what I have on my gps unit and it is really irritating. I can't count the number of times that I wanted to delete something and accidentally aborted the process as the device registered two key presses and wrapped around back to the "no" when I wanted to select "yes".
--- Quote ---The settings in rockbox can be adjusted through menus and this one is not much different.
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And I very much dislike the trend to replace what used to be a quick press of a button by long-winded menu navigation. (That by the way is the reason I don't use a more recent version of your sncviewer).
But it all comes down to preference. I can't understand the people who, for example, prefer the mouse to keyboard shortcuts on the PC.
pixelma:
--- Quote from: roolku on February 14, 2008, 08:06:36 PM ---That is what I have on my gps unit and it is really irritating. I can't count the number of times that I wanted to delete something and accidentally aborted the process as the device registered two key presses and wrapped around back to the "no" when I wanted to select "yes".
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That could be prevented by not letting the setting wrap at all but...
I also don't like this proposal because it introduces one other (unnecessary) button press when you want to chose "no". This is also a bit confusing in my opinion because the operation would stay the same for "yes" and for chosing "no" I have to first navigate down in the "list" (at which point I could be done with the current way) and then have to confirm once more.
JdGordon:
thats assuming Yes is the default, which imo it should not be
pixelma:
The default doesn't matter here... it is always an additional button press if you want to chose "the other" option whether it is "yes" or "no".
(:@):
--- Quote from: roolku on February 14, 2008, 08:06:36 PM ---And I very much dislike the trend to replace what used to be a quick press of a button by long-winded menu navigation. (That by the way is the reason I don't use a more recent version of your sncviewer).
But it all comes down to preference. I can't understand the people who, for example, prefer the mouse to keyboard shortcuts on the PC.
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Keyboard shortcuts are quicker but the problem is to remember them. I just make the experience that I can't remember the shortcuts anymore after some time of not using them.
--- Quote from: jdgordon on February 14, 2008, 06:00:58 PM ---the proposal is certainly not new... that was one of the first thing I patched when I came to the project... it was rejected...
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It's a pity. A further discussion leads to nothing, since it was already rejected. At least I am not the only one who think this is a better way for a yes-no dialog.
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