RE: [Bug-gnubg] Some suggestions

[Albert Silver]

> > Cool - I suggested a toolbar button which pops up a little dialog
> > allowing you to select what to analyse (and possibly other
> > options/a button to show analysis settings etc).
> 
> I'm attaching my dialog layout suggestions. Pleas comment.

Plus Jon's comments:

>I agree about the button but not the extra dialogue. I think it should 
>by default analyse the match or session (which in practice makes no 
>difference which you choose), and leave the much rarer Analyse Position

>and Analyse Game (I hardly ever use these) to the menu. The idea is to 
>leave it as a single click option and not merely relocate a 2-click 
>process.

JK: I don't think the idea is just minimizing the number of clicks - you
can 
just use keyboard shortcuts for this.  The extra dialog may add extra
value 
in terms of options and settings.

AS: I agree about the extra options, not the shortcuts. The average user
knows 1-2 shortcuts at most if any. Most users don't know or use any at
all. That's usually for expereinced or power-users. Even basics like
Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V for Cut-and Paste, or a Ctrl-S to save. In any case,
reducing the number of clicks for essential functions is important IMHO.
It increases eas-of-use and productivity. A good design should always
minimize the amount of work the user has to do: the program is supposed
to do the work, not the user.

However, having seen Oystein's pic, I must admit it looks quite nice and
practical. How about this as a compromise? Leave the button on a
default, but add a local menu to the button. I'm attaching a small pic
so you can see how this was done in Chess Assistant, a program whose GUI
design I had a part in.

                                                Albert

> 
> > I like the new toolbar/layout, much easier to use.
> 
> Thanks! It's still very buggy!
> 
> -Øystein

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