[Phpmyadmin-devel] Icons or texts as default

Marc Delisle DelislMa at CollegeSherbrooke.qc.ca
Mon Sep 15 07:37:02 CEST 2003


Rabus a écrit:
> Hi Michal & list,
> 
> Michal Cihar wrote:
> 
>>Hi all
>>
>>from forum:
>>
>>--- %< ---
>>I just upgraded to 2.5.3. I am thankful for the bug fixes, 
>>but I must say that I don't care for the icons for actions. 
>>Too cryptic. Especially if you haven't used phpMyAdmin 
>>before. (Although, I've been using it for a long time.)
>>
>>May I suggest that a mode that combines the icon with the 
>>text might be the best default setting for new users. Leave 
>>the terse cyptic icon only view for people who are very 
>>familiar with the program and want to conserve on screen real estate.
>>--- %< ---
>>
>>I completely agree with that, just icons are IMHO not the 
>>best default...
> 
> 
> I disagree.
> Instead, we should think about how we could make our icons better.
> 
> Text does take too much GUI space. This is basically why I'd prefer the
> iconic view.
> 
> As a compromise, we could try to make some JS Tooltips that appear instantly
> next to the pointer if you move it over an icon.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alexander

js tooltips are already there.

Marc





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