[Bf-funboard] Re: Toolbox, mmh, 5, Directions
Thorsten Wilms
bf-funboard@blender.org
Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:19:26 +0200
On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:01:13PM +0200, ilac wrote:
> Got a little critism if u don't mind:
>
> Don't know if there's theory to back me up but that does not look like the
> most natural way of orientating it!
>
> It's not the division of eight but the directions. I would rather have :
> North, South, east, west, NS, NE, SW, SE. As it is now your hotspots are
> NNE, NEE, NNW, NWW,SEE, SWW, SSE, SSW! They are all along uncomfortable
> diagonals! :o/ Although the hotspot angle would be the same in degrees;
> N,S,E,W, NS, NE, SW, SE seem easier for mouse movements as you have 4
> 45degree diagonals and 4 non diagonals.
> ...
At first i tried to do it with the straight compass directions.
It doesn't work so good for the layout.
It's much easier this way to integarte the items into a compact,
even layout. If you don't believe me, try it yourself!
I don't think there is such a thing as uncomfortable angles for
mouse movement. Everybody is moving the mousecursor in all
directions all the time.
Even if it should be harder to get used to this directions, I think
it's outweighed by having a cleaner and more compact layout.
Far as I know it's slower to mouve the mousecursor downward or to the
left (for right hand). I tried to integrate that into my layout.
But it's good you have brought this point up. Thanks!
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Thorsten