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From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] gitk: Replace "next" and "prev" buttons with down and
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:04:48 +1100
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On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:33:02AM -0500, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> On 13-12-18 11:04 AM, Marc Branchaud wrote:
> > Users often find that "next" and "prev" do the opposite of what they
> > expect.  For example, "next" moves to the next match down the list, but
> > that is almost always backwards in time.  Replacing the text with arrows
> > makes it clear where the buttons will take the user.
> 
> Any opinions on this, either way?
> 
> I've grown fond of the down/up arrows.  I find them much clearer than the
> current next/prev buttons.
> 
> My only niggle about this patch is that the buttons are much smaller,
> requiring a bit more precision clicking.  But the smaller buttons allow more
> room for other widgets.

I showed it to a few colleagues who use gitk a lot.  One was
indifferent, the others liked it, so I have applied it.

Thanks,
Paul.