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=Dolphin usability notes= | =Dolphin usability notes= | ||
==2015: Select / Deselect | ==2015: Select / Deselect vs. starting an item/file == | ||
# Open a folder in dolphin | # Open a folder in dolphin | ||
# Switch to Compact Mode | # Switch to Compact Mode | ||
# Try to explain to a novice person the difference between clicking on the icon rather than clicking on the item's text. (Icon click toggles item selection, Text click runs the item) | # Try to explain to a novice person the difference between clicking on the icon rather than clicking on the item's text. (Icon click toggles item selection, Text click runs the item) | ||
Possible solution: look how it is been done since Windows 8 Windows Explorer: | Possible solution: look how it is been done since Windows 8 Windows Explorer: | ||
* Hovering the mouse shows an empty box if the file is not selected. | * Hovering the mouse shows an empty box if the file is not selected. | ||
* If the users clicks the empty box the file becomes selected and there is a check mark in the box. | * If the users clicks the empty box the file becomes selected and there is a check mark in the box. | ||
* When a file is already selected the checkmark is always visible. | * When a file is already selected the checkmark is always visible. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:13, 13 September 2015
Dolphin usability notes
2015: Select / Deselect vs. starting an item/file
- Open a folder in dolphin
- Switch to Compact Mode
- Try to explain to a novice person the difference between clicking on the icon rather than clicking on the item's text. (Icon click toggles item selection, Text click runs the item)
Possible solution: look how it is been done since Windows 8 Windows Explorer:
- Hovering the mouse shows an empty box if the file is not selected.
- If the users clicks the empty box the file becomes selected and there is a check mark in the box.
- When a file is already selected the checkmark is always visible.