31991 - Mouse Wheel: scroll by # of lines textfield confusing

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect, P3)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

found while using the following opt beta branch bits:

linux [2000.03.15.06-nb1b, mozilla]
mac [2000.03.15.05-nb1b, mozilla]
winNT [2000.03.15.06-nb1b, commercial]

1. open Prefs dialog, go to Advanced > Mouse Wheel.
2. select "When using just the mouse wheel" from the droplist.
3. select the first radio button, "Scroll the the document by # lines."

observe that the textfield for # of lines is inaccessable. why? it doesn't make
sense. if any of the other three items in the droplist is selected, this
textfield is active/editable. right now the user is forced to scroll only 1 line
at a time when "just using the mouse wheel" is selected.

Comment 1

[John G. Myers]

The "Use system default" checkbox underneath the # of lines textfield has a 
confusing, nonobvious interaction with the textfield.  When the checkbox is 
checked, the textbox is disabled.  This is poor UI design.

The "Use system default" choice should not be a checkbox, it should be 
radiobutton in the same group as the other radiobuttons in the dialog.

Comment 2

[verah (gone)]

Reassigning as per Don, who asks "what should we do about this?"

Comment 3

[german]

Checking today's build, the checkbox was off but the number field was still 
disabled. Also I am missing a noun after the entry field (lines?)
I agree with the reporters assesment that the Ui is not optimal: we should use 
two radio buttons: 
(X) use system settings
(O) use custom settings : scroll the document by [  ] lines.
Assigning to Ben.

Comment 4

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

System default applies only to the number of lines to scroll, IIRC. This is not 
poor UI design. There may be bugs with the enabling/disabling of the two 
elements, if so, then they should be specifically noted ;) 

Comment 5

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

Ben, your fix for 42940 fixes the enabling/disabling, doesn't it?

Comment 6

[Claudius Gayle]

nav triage team: [nsbeta3+]

Comment 7

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

yes. this is now fixed. 

Comment 8

[Claudius Gayle]

*** Bug 48821 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

thx, ben! vrfy fixed on linux and winnt (n/a on mac), commercial 2000.08.22.08.