GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 131681
[UI-REVIEW] Unlabelled keyboard layout lists
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
The right-hand lists in the Core and Advanced tabs really ought to have a label... would suggest something like "Available layouts:" and "Available options:" respectively, with appropriate mnemonics.
Actually, currently the labels belong to BOTH lists. If I put the label on "Avaliable ..." trees separately, I have to change the current one to "Selected ..." and the dialog looks a bit overloaded IHMO. Do you really think it is necessary? Could you please think of it one more time?
Well, probably the reason for my suggestion was primarily accessibility... if a screenreader user tabs to a list, the list needs to have some sort of description so that the user can tell what it's for. Normally that description is its label. Also, if it has a label it can have a mnemonic, so keyboard navigation is somewhat improved. I take your point that the labels currently apply to both lists, but in this case that should really be the function of the tab label. *Within* each tab, each list does perform a different function (one shows you what you have selected from the other), and it's that difference I was trying to highlight in my suggested additional labelling.
(Fixed typo in summary)
OK, I will fix it - but if someone other claims the UI is overloaded - :-F...)
Heh... well, if they do, the other alternative is to make sure the accessible description is set on the lists, even if they don't have a label... but that doesn't help with keynav of course :) Updating status whiteboard to reflect a11y team's assessment of priority.
Done in CVS