On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:04, Anca Luca <[email protected]> wrote:
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.
I just noticed the change made on all skins, and I don't find it comfortable to have this change in toucan because:
I think, as in the case of titles policy, that we're building a new, better skin and changes like this should be in the new skin. I find it disturbing to have different order for buttons than I was used to, and, although I agree to get used to it in a new skin, I don't find it appropriate that I have to get used to it on the old skin too. I think users should be able to preserve their beloved skin which they're used to if they want, including buttons order.
We agreed that this order caused confusion between some users and was better to be changed. You're saying something like: don't change it (even if it's broken), just because I'm used to it. The change was made for the benefit of all users.
Caty motivated this change across all skins with the fact that form design (alignments, buttons order, et all) it's a platform standard and platform changes are applied to all skins.
I think these standards are UI/UX/ergonomy standards and they should only be preserved across a skin. On the very same platform one could build a right aligned skin, it doesn't impact the platform in any way, I don't see why we would impose this as a "platform thing".
This is the type of annoying change for a user (I keep going to the wrong side of the screen with my mouse) and, while I'm ok with getting used to it on a new skin, I find it slightly frustrating on the skin I was used to.