[bt-devel] New Windows users and user experience

[Thomas Abthorpe]

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:58 +0200 (EET)
Eeli Kaikkonen <eekaikko at mail.student.oulu.fi> wrote:

> Martin already said changing the default to vertical auto mode would be
> OK. I just would like to know what people generally prefer. The vertical
> auto feels the most natural, but is it so for the users? What each of
> you, or people you know using BibleTime, prefer?

I use horizontal, so I can have full access to the tool bar for each
opened work. In the grand scheme of things, the arrangement mode is very
easily set. So developers option here :)

> 
> To Gary's suggestion - I agree that 400x400 should be removed, even
> though I don't use it much. When I used it, it was clumsy. The downside
> of opening all windows maximized is that many users may not understand
> it and they open new windows without ever changing to an old one, and
> they think BibleTime doesn't have subwindows at all. But perhaps this
> wouldn't be a problem if autotiling is the default.

Touche! Set auto-tiling, with max window size, and let the reader pick their
favourite mode!


Thomas


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