[bt-devel] New Windows users and user experience

[Gary Holmlund]

Eeli Kaikkonen wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009, Daniel Owens wrote:
>
>   
>> This discussion is quickly passing me by, but I have one suggestion for
>> you to consider. The main BibeTime toolbar is pretty sparse, with only 4
>> items. I would think Windows users would prefer to have a bit more at
>> their fingertips and not have to hunt at all in the menus (we're lazy!).
>> I think especially of the bookshelf manager and preferences dialog. If
>> those had icons on the toolbar it would make it a bit easier for new
>> users to navigate. Just a thought.
>>     
>
> Good idea. The current main toolbar is only half useful now. Adding for
> example the Bookshelf Manager (with tooltip "Install new works" would
> help new users. The Config dialog is so and so - personally I don't like
> having it in the toolbar for any application. We shouldn't get too
> excited about adding new buttons lest it become too populated and loose
> the attraction and easyness. Less than 10 seems to be quite popular. We
> should do a user survey to find out which menu items are used regularly
> :)
>   
Most programs that use MDI (child windows inside the main window) don't 
have any toolbar on the child windows. They put it all in the ain window 
and change the toolbar contents depending on the currently active 
window. This would overcome the vertical window toolbar size issue.
> BTW, having a Quit button in the main toolbar isn't very wise in my
> opinion. It might be proper for a small application which can put all
> actions in the menu and which is opened and closed often, but none of
> the medium or large apps which I have seen puts it there. Imagine a web
> browser or an office app having it - no chance.
>   
I don't like the Quit button there either. I have hit it several times 
by mistake when I was wanting to hit the full screen button.

Gary