From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: quimby.gnus.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: M-x customize strangeness with "Hide" button Date: 18 Feb 2002 10:16:27 +0100 Message-ID: <5x4rkfrvys.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: quimby2.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: quimby2.netfonds.no 1014024706 15127 195.204.10.66 (18 Feb 2002 09:31:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@quimby2.netfonds.no NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Feb 2002 09:31:46 GMT Cc: abraham@dina.kvl.dk, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by quimby2.netfonds.no with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16ck9B-0003vt-00 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:31:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16cjw7-0006XF-00; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 04:18:15 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.filanet.dk ([195.215.206.179]) by fencepost.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16cjtR-0006N3-00 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 04:15:30 -0500 Original-Received: from kfs2.cua.dk.cua.dk (kfs2.local.filanet.dk [192.168.1.182]) by mail.filanet.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id F40B07C035; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:15:16 +0000 (GMT) Original-To: Eli Zaretskii In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 42 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.50 Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.5 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: quimby.gnus.org gmane.emacs.devel:1283 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:1283 Eli Zaretskii writes: > On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, Richard Stallman wrote: > > > If it hides the doc string, I think it should say that. Just by looking > > at it, its purpose is not clear. > > > > I think "hide doc" might be a good thing for it to say, > > if there is room on the line. But it looks like there isn't room. > > Then how about changing the name to "Less" (it says "More" right now, > after you click it). Or some other, equally short string. > Some applications use buttons labelled [>>] and [<<] for more and less. > My point is that it's confusing to have two buttons labeled the same. I agree. BTW, I think the first [Hide] button should hide the state entirely, rather than wasting a line to print the current dummy state. And while we are at it -- why doesn't customize utilize the tool-bar (when available and enabled) rather than using the current in-text buttons (which always scroll out of view when looking at a customization group): [Set for Current Session] [Save for Future Sessions] [Reset] [Reset to Saved Erase Customization] [Finish] -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel