Currently I use the re-dock as a close. The downside being, of course, that you cannot then reopen the floater in the same position. Hold tight - this is just one step on the way to customization heaven :)
2010/9/21 Brandon Husbands <xot...@gmail.com> > The issue is that the floaters never close it is a.design flaw with the > sidebar > > On Sep 21, 2010 11:11 AM, "Zha Ewry" <zha.e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The ability to tear off tabs into windows in the newest drops is a major > bit of progress. The lack of a simple "x" to close open floaters is huge > problem. Forcing people to close things by dock, minimize, means adding a > very disruptive click, move mouse, click again work flow to the > simple task of making something go away. The inverse is also true. It > really ought to be possible to get a floater up without having to take it > off > the sidebar again and again. Roughly speaking, if you're doing a system > with window floaters, you ought to match the last 20 years of learned > practice. People expect familiar user interface elements to behave in > familiar ways. When you give them odd variants on expected patterns which > don't stem from a very clear and obviously better user workflow, you create > a dissonant experience. Lastly, any user workflow which requires mouse > clocks and mouse motions, prevents accessibility and requires people to > switch input modes. Again, 20 years of user interface evolution should be > paid some heed. > > ~ Zha > > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges >
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