Re: "[ ] Enable Foo" (Re: [yast-devel] results enable disable survey)

Thanks for the example, Karl. I agree with you, that "enable" in every option is an overkill. Nonetheless from a usability perspective I think it is necessary to show the user the current status additionally. Cu, Martin On 26.02.2010, at 09:07, Karl Eichwalder wrote:

"Martin Schmidkunz" writes:

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The results show that it is more usable for webYaST to provide additional text providing the current status of a setting.

This reminds me. YaST dialogs are often rather chatty. For example, the word "Enable" in option labels is superfluous. Instead of

[ ] Enable Hot Sunny Weather

you better simply say:

[ ] Hot Sunny Weather

IMO, that especially true, if the title of such an option list comes with a group title featuring the "Enable" word, too:

Enable Fine Weather =================== [ ] Hot Sunny Weather [ ] With Wind Now and Then etc.

"Enable" in the group title might be ok, but repeating it with every option is overkill.

-- Karl Eichwalder R&D / Documentation

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