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Bug 18202

Summary:	[Navigation] Too many arrow tools
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Kevin McGuire <Kevin_McGuire>
Component:	Compare	Assignee:	Andre Weinand <andre_weinand>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	Keywords:	usability
Version:	2.0
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 2000
Whiteboard:

Description Kevin McGuire

2002-05-29 12:39:44 EDT

When using compare, there are three or four sets of arrows:

1. in the main toolbar

2. for the files

3 (optional) for the structurizer

4. for the edit area

This looks a bit overwhelming, but I don't have an alternative for #2-4 
(perhaps a post 2.0 investigation issue).

The immediate problem is that I don't know how the user knows which of 2-4 the 
arrows in #1 correspond to, especially since it has a different tooltip.

Comment 1 Andre Weinand

2002-05-31 05:06:29 EDT

Conceptional model is pretty simple:
- #2-#4: local navigation within pane.
  Reaching end does not have an effect on other panes
- #1: global navigation in editor
  coordinated navigation across all panes: 
  Reaching the end in one pane goes not next resource in another pane

Comment 2 Andre Weinand

2002-05-31 05:07:53 EDT

"goes not next" in last line should be: "goes to next"

Post 2.0 investigation issue.

Comment 3 Kevin McGuire

2002-05-31 10:52:01 EDT

I agree its simple once you are used to it, but I am concerned its confusing 
until then. I can't tell anymore what its like to be a new user, so who knows?  
I think it would be worth a run through with Julian's usability studies.  
Compare is a powerful tool but may be daunting to the uninitiated.

Comment 4 Andre Weinand

2002-05-31 11:05:16 EDT

see #18200

Comment 5 Michael Valenta

2006-10-20 07:36:37 EDT

Reopening

Comment 6 Michael Valenta

2006-10-20 20:25:12 EDT


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 5838 ***