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Bug 650571 - make actions separate buttons (rather than drop down list)
make actions separate buttons (rather than drop down list)
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: damned-lies
Classification: Infrastructure
Component: vertimus
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: damned-lies Maintainer(s)
damned-lies Maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks: 672211
 
 
Reported: 2011-05-19 11:44 UTC by Luc Pi
Modified: 2018-05-22 12:09 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
Mockup (5.24 KB, image/png)
2015-08-13 14:37 UTC, gregoire
Details

Description Luc Pi 2011-05-19 11:44:16 UTC
it is too easy to forget to switch to the write action.

Submit button could be replaced by the actual actions


Comment: +-----------------------+
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   File: [               ][upload]

 Submit: [a comment] [reserve translation] [for review] [cancel last state]
Comment 1 Luc Pi 2011-08-04 06:07:35 UTC
s/the write action/the right action/

in addition, "review required" action label is misleading (bug #650562)
Comment 2 Luc Pi 2012-03-16 08:40:45 UTC
From UI workflow point of view,

Before: 
1. check/change (or forget) the drop down
2. add comments/files
3. press submit


After
1. add comments/files
2. press the desired action.


(in addition, "File: [_____] upload" could be grayed out when no file is expected)
Comment 3 Gil Forcada 2012-08-19 11:46:10 UTC
Two drawbacks on your approach:

- you are splitting a sentence "Submit .. a comment", "Submit ... for review" and other do not use the "Submit" first part. This obviously can be fixed by using verbs only (Add the comment, Reserve the translation ...) but will lead to the second drawback

- the UI is getting cluttered with at least 3 or 4 buttons while only one is needed

Still, there's room for improvement on that form... let's think about it
Comment 4 Luc Pi 2012-08-19 11:52:29 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> Two drawbacks on your approach:
> 
> - you are splitting a sentence "Submit .. a comment", "Submit ... for review"
> and other do not use the "Submit" first part. This obviously can be fixed by
> using verbs only (Add the comment, Reserve the translation ...) but will lead
> to the second drawback


Comment: +-----------------------+
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   File: [               ][upload]

 Action: [post a comment] [reserve translation] [for review] [cancel last state]


> - the UI is getting cluttered with at least 3 or 4 buttons while only one is
> needed
> 
> Still, there's room for improvement on that form... let's think about it

agreed
Comment 5 gregoire 2015-08-13 14:37:56 UTC
Created attachment 309208 [details]
Mockup

What about replacing the submit button with a "split button" like the one in the image?
Comment 6 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-22 12:09:56 UTC
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