[dev] User interface options question

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:

> Quoting Kevin Myer <kevin_myer at iu13.org>:
>
>> A user interface question:  a confusing issue can occur if a user is
>> in the IMP options screen and they click on the Filters option.  It
>> takes them to another screen, that has a link to Ingo, instead of to
>> an option that they can save, and which then takes them back to the
>> options screen.  Users will have a
>> tendency to get lost if some options return you to the main options
>> screen and
>> others break you out into a module.
>>
>> I'm trying to get the concept across that the left sidebar should be 
>> used for
>> navigation, which could be enhanced if there weren't easy ways to 
>> get lost in
>> other modules' option menus :)
>
> So is the suggestion to remove the filters link from IMP's preferences?
> I'm fine with that, personally...

What if user selects no sidebar and doesn't want a link to ingo in the 
menubar?  Then there is no way to access the filters (and I personally 
don't think an answer of "Then the admin has to enable the filters link 
on the menubar" is a valid response).  Additionally, what about all the 
users (and i've seen this) that go to the filters preference to change 
their filter rules because that is where they changed their filter 
rules in IMP 3.x?

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at curecanti.org]