GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 105796
UI review changes required for gmedia_format.
Last modified: 2005-04-16 15:25:16 UTC
The following are the UI review recommendations for gmedia_format application: 1. Use GTKWindow for the main application window instead of a dialog. Set resizeable to FALSE for the GTKWindow. 2. Buttons(Help, Cancel/Stop, Format) should be spaced along the bottom according to the HIG, not centered. (Refer http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/draft_hig/windows.html#alert-button-order) Note that this can be done done automatically if we create the dialog in Glade. Use Glade to create the layout, and load the XML files into the application at run time using libglade. 3. Use a window title consistent with GNOME. Window title should be "<device-path> Format Media". 4. Format information text "Formatting is a two stage process involving a Low...." from the top of the gmedia_format window to be removed. 5. The WARNING message ("WARNING : THE PROCESS IS NOT REVERSIBLE") to be placed at the top of the application window. 6. Disable all the buttons when format is in progress(even the window manager X button, as well). 7. Replace "Long Format" with "Format" in the Format dialog. 8. Use horizontal layout for the radio button groups for the 'Long Format' and 'Quick Format' options, instead of the current vertical radio buttion layout. 9. For floppies: get rid of "Low Level Format Type :", since it does not have one such option. (Talk to CDE experts before doing this???) 10. For floppies: there should be no 'Slice Editor' button, since slicing cannot be performed on floppies. 11. All failures must have error message popups. Do a code scan to figure out all possible failure cases and show up appropriate error/warning messages. 12. 'Slice Editor' button should have a mnemonic.(Mnemonic: _E) 13. "File System" and Format have the same mnemonic. File system should have 'S' and Format 'F' as mnemonics.
I have implemented the following UI recommendations. Other recommendations will be implemented later. 1. Used GTKWindow for the main application window instead of a dialog. 2. Buttons(Help, Cancel/Stop, Format) are spaced along the bottom according to the HIG, not centered. 3. Use a window title consistent with GNOME. Window title should be "<device-path> Format Media". Implemented. 4. Format information text "Formatting is a two stage process involving a Low...." from the top of the gmedia_format window has been removed. 5. The WARNING message ("WARNING : THE PROCESS IS NOT REVERSIBLE") is placed at the top of the application window. 6. Used horizontal layout for the radio button groups for the 'Long Format' and 'Quick Format' options, instead of the current vertical radio buttion layout. 7. 'Slice Editor' button is given a mnemonic(Mnemonic: _E) 8. "File System" and Format had the same mnemonic. File system is given 'S' and Format is given 'F' as mnemonics. To be implemented: 1. Did not set resizeable to FALSE as I am not very clear on this. 2. Replace "Long Format" with "Format" in the Format dialog. 3. For floppies: get rid of "Low Level Format Type :", since it does not have one such option. (Talk to CDE experts before doing this???) 4. For floppies: there should be no 'Slice Editor' button, since slicing cannot be performed on floppies. 5. All failures must have error message popups. Do a code scan to figure out all possible failure cases and show up appropriate error/warning messages 6. Disabled all the buttons when format is in progress. I will upload a patch and screenshots showing new and old UI.
Created attachment 17092 [details] Screenshot comparing the Old and New UI for a ZIP drive.
Created attachment 17093 [details] Screenshot comparing the Old and New UI for a floppy drive.
Created attachment 17094 [details] [review] Patch implements the UI review recommendations.
Is this going anywhere?
These aren't shipped by sun any more. Closing.