4 Sep
2009
4 Sep
'09
2:05 p.m.
Ecaterina Valica wrote:
Hi,
Because we want to make a standard from vertical-aligned form, this means
the buttons should be left-ordered with the most important action first.
This should be changed also in Toucan and Albatross skin, not only just in
Colibri.
Right now the Edit Actions are "Cancel", "Preview",
"Save&Continue",
"Save&View".
What do you think is the right order for them when they are left-aligned?
(A) Save&View, Save&Continue, Preview, Cancel (as it is - just in reverse)
(B) Save&View, Preview, Save&Continue, Cancel
(C) Preview, Save&Continue, Save&View, Cancel
(D) other variation
I was going to vote for (C) without further thought, but there's one
important issue you raised: in the WYSIWYG editor the preview is not
that useful. Here are some more arguments in favor of putting Preview first:
When a non WYSIWYG editor is used, it's critical to use the Preview
button, and putting it first helps. For consistency, the number and
order of the buttons should be the same in all editors.
The problem with the Cancel button being first was that it was the
default form button, so pressing enter in a non-textarea field was the
same as clicking cancel, thus the "oh my 50 minutes work is all gone"
frustration. Preview is the least destructive action: it does not cause
data loss, it does not cause an accidental save of work in progress
data. Thus, it should be the first button.
Even in the WYSIWYG editor, sometimes Preview helps. The width and
height of the content is not the same, the panels are different, the
background might be different (IIRC the WYSIWYG always uses a white
background, while the theme might be different), the macros look
different...
Remarks:
- "Cancel" should be *last* because it's a terminal (takes you out of the
editor), no-saving action. This is the least important.
+1
- "Save & View" is also a terminal
action (takes you out of the editor) -
having it* first* you have the 2 terminal actions at extremities.
+0.5
- "Preview" is the least damaging action in
case of accidental submit
(Silvia + Marta) - should be *first*?
+1
- Some people use ("Preview" +
"Save&Continue") {many times} + "Save&View"
{final}
- Other people just use "Save&Continue" + "Save & View"
{final}, never
"Preview", etc
- What is the necessity for the "Preview" button in a WYSIYWG editor? On the
other hand "Preview" is very important if you edit in "Wiki" mode.
- Should "Preview" separate the two other SAVING actions? (Marta)
- Should "Save&Continue" separate the two other VIEW actions?
So, final vote for me, (C)
--
Sergiu Dumitriu
http://purl.org/net/sergiu/