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Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by jren207 on 09-20-2004 at 04:32 PM
I have a suggestion also.
What if you could make it so it added a button to the titlebar of the conversation window that allows you to send the contact to the desktop. I have seen this on programs that have a button to minimize to the tray for example.
Here is what I mean...
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by CookieRevised on 09-20-2004 at 04:46 PM
without agreeing/dissagreeing, some remarks:
1) Not everybody has the window around the conversation so that those buttons are visible
2) You could add lots of functions in the titlebar in that case (where to draw the line?)
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by Tarry on 09-20-2004 at 04:51 PM
quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
1) Not everybody has the window around the conversation so that those buttons are visible
Do you like it?
![[Image: contactsondesktop.jpg]](http://www.jotapeges.com/files10/contactsondesktop.jpg)
As you can see, I'm not a great graphics designer.
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by CookieRevised on 09-20-2004 at 05:05 PM
Checking if the window border is shown, hooking and adding all those icons (including their functions) to the convo window like that and that all just for 1 function, while it simply can be in a menu? IMHO, I doubt it will be added....
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by John on 09-20-2004 at 05:11 PM
when you say "send to desktop" do you mean to have them as a floating contact? i dont get it
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by Tarry on 09-20-2004 at 05:13 PM
quote:I think that having accessible options is the best way to make users use them. It's clearer and easier for new users and faster for advanced users.
Originally posted by CookieRevised
while it simply can be in a menu?
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by CookieRevised on 09-20-2004 at 05:32 PM
quote:like I said previously in another thread about something similar: You normaly wouldn't constantly move and remove contacts from your desktop I think. Once the important ones are there so to speak, you wont use it anymore, they stay there.....
Originally posted by Tarry
quote:I think that having accessible options is the best way to make users use them. It's clearer and easier for new users and faster for advanced users.
Originally posted by CookieRevised
while it simply can be in a menu?
Also, if you gonna ad this to the titlebar, then you can also add other features (usefull for advanced users and more accessable to new people) to the titlebar, and where do you draw the line?
Also, if I'm not mistaken and like said before, this would be lots of programming just to implement 1 small thing on the titlebar while it can easly be implemented in one of the three Plus! menu's that already exist in a conversation.... Too much choice isn't good also! This will confuse people also.
Also, if something like that is added to the titlebar, then ok, maybe it is going to be used more, but the people will also forget that there are menu's with lots of other stuff. And I see this happening day in day out already on the forums and on IRC, where people simply don't seem to know that there are menu's to be used where lots of options can be set and things to done...
Also, if it is added, then either Plus! puts in the titlebar. This means many people will not see it anyway, cause they haven't the border visible. Or either it is added like you showed in that screenshot, but then you will get people who are want it gone, cause it beeps up their layout and skins... etc... etc....
in short: no, to much fuzz and handling and stuff for just 1 thing....
just my 2 cents
(ps: if it is added, then I don't care though, I wouldn't use it, but I will find it waste of time and effort)
EDIT: gosh... I've reread this after a couple of hours.... sorry if it sounded too harsh
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by tony on 09-20-2004 at 05:52 PM
amén..
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by timmie_loots on 09-20-2004 at 07:38 PM
It would be handy to have a button like that in your convo window, not necessarily in the title-bar but maybe in the little Plus! menu above the "Send" button...
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by CookieRevised on 09-20-2004 at 11:40 PM
quote:My point exactly
Originally posted by timmie_loots
It would be handy to have a button like that in your convo window, not necessarily in the title-bar but maybe in the little Plus! menu above the "Send" button...
RE: Contacts on Desktop titlebar button...? by BooGhost on 09-21-2004 at 03:30 AM
quote:yeah why not... although i found this suggestion kinda... useless... i mean it's not a function you you have to click very often... just once per contact you want in your desktop
Originally posted by timmie_loots
It would be handy to have a button like that in your convo window, not necessarily in the title-bar but maybe in the little Plus! menu above the "Send" button...
