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Offline baz

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Small Suggestion for AppBrowser
« on: February 25, 2010, 03:15:56 PM »
The file > connect paradigm is not overly intuitive for new users. As a suggestion, why not also place a prominent "Connect" button in the empty space where the apps would be displayed. Once they are connected, the button would disappear and be replaced by the list of apps.

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Re: Small Suggestion for AppBrowser
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2010, 03:21:46 PM »
There root problem is that "Connect", "Install Local" and "Quit" are in the single "File" menu. Renaming "File" to "Command" or "Action" would help.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2010, 03:50:50 PM by bmarkus »
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Re: Small Suggestion for AppBrowser
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2010, 03:34:13 PM »
That would definitely help. Or perhaps just have "Connect", "Install Local" and "Quit" next to each other and not in a menu at all - there is definitely enough room for it. With "Connect" being at the very top-left, it sends the message that "THIS IS IMPORTANT AND GOOD TO USE, TRY IT!"

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Re: Small Suggestion for AppBrowser
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2010, 09:14:29 PM »
Might also be good to be able to save or copy the info in the browser to local file for setup & later use.

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Re: Small Suggestion for AppBrowser
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2010, 02:18:52 AM »
With only one active control option "File" and, I thought "File" was ubiquitous therefore it would be obvious.
Anyway, I changed "File" to "Action" in the next cut.
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Re: Small Suggestion for AppBrowser
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2010, 03:58:06 PM »
Side note: most GUI applications I've seen that have the standard menu bar, also come with something like the File... Quit, etc. scenario.  So this might throw off some experienced users by a little bit at first ;)