Re: [Kbooks-devel] New version
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From: Daniel D. <du...@ya...> - 2002-04-27 23:47:47
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Andrew Nelson wrote: -->Sorry it's more of a microsoft term than anything else I think... Basicaly -->it's a window with a series of buttons, these buttons activate other -->"swithboards" or change the buttons on the main switchboard or open other -->windows and so forth. Basicaly instead of having to hunt through menus you -->hunt though a series of windows with buttons on them... :-) They are -->fantastic for making the learning curve for an app easier, but they can be -->frustrating for very experienced users who know exactly what they want to do. One thing that would be nice is a summary page. Sorta like evolution offers... I think quickbooks does something like that as well... Yeah a hybrid sounds like a good idea... I'm a big fan of keyboard shortcuts myself... (but only as long as theirs a menu for doing it in case I forget :) We could probably catagorize the number of activities into groups, so that we could do the hierarchical switch board thing ... but leave the menu always the same ... -->works like a charm. :-) Good then, I'll go about trying to break it with some new features... -- ------------ email: du...@to... www: http://paradox.tosos.com/~duhprey icq: 129354442 The European finds intercourse with Americans easy and agreeable. Einstein Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. Gill |