[josm-dev] Dynamic buttons in side menus

[Dirk Stöcker]

On Sun, 16 Oct 2011, Paul Hartmann wrote:

> Still, there is a serious flaw in the design: The visible space shrinks,
> as soon as you hover above the dialogue. This is very irritating when
> you don't intend to use the buttons, but try to interact with the list
> entries directly.

Yes. A solution to this would be to create the buttons below the entry 
when possible. But this has other issues as well. Or to temporary enlarge 
the choosen box, so that the contents stays at same position. Both 
solutions are much more complex to program and probably not really an 
improvement.

But I'm sure we'll find ways to improve this new design and smooth the 
sharp edges.

> One possible solution would be to get rid of the buttons completely.
> E.g. tag editing could be like in the relation editor (and Potlatch 2's
> advanced tagging mode).

Actually I don't think thats a good idea. While this may be good for 
experienced users, a novice probably needs ages to find such a hidden 
functionality.

Ciao
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