[Pidgin] #7019: "You have dragged an image" dialog box needs improvement.

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#7019: "You have dragged an image" dialog box needs improvement.
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 Reporter:  endolith  |        Owner:              
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  new         
Milestone:            |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.1     |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:            |  
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Comment(by endolith):

 Replying to [comment:4 deryni]:
 > The last thing I would want to do is to have someone get used to being
 able to just casually fling the mouse towards the conversation window to
 get the dialog and then one day happen to hit the buddy icon and have the
 dialog not show up and have the buddy icon change.

 They won't "casually fling" anything if it highlights the specific areas
 they can drag into and shows the "can't drop here" pointer everywhere
 else.

 Besides, it shouldn't change the buddy icon without asking first, since
 this is mildly destructive.

 > Keyboard accelerators are a wonderful thing, if the radio button labels
 in that dialog don't already have them they should.

 Agreed that a dialog should always have keyboard accelerators, but they're
 not a cure-all for usability.  I don't see how moving hands back and forth
 between mouse and keyboard is better than having three large drop targets
 that each do one function without any extraneous steps.

 > I'm less convinced (as if that wasn't obvious) that we should have
 specific actions for specific areas (though if someone wanted that a
 plugin could provide this, either with new target areas or possibly even
 for the existing areas).

 We already have a specific action for copying text into messages that is
 specific to the entry area.  We should treat embedding images into
 messages the same way.

 > If we do use specific actions for specific targets then yes, tooltips
 would be necessary. A tooltip might even be helpful as it is, though I'm
 uncertain as to whether people will be confused by tooltips while
 dragging. Do any programs do this at the moment that you are aware of?

 I don't see how anyone would be "confused" by tooltips, but no, I don't
 know of any other programs that use text tips for drop actions.  The
 status quo is to use the pointer image alone to hint about the drop
 action.  This should probably be changed.
 http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/12988/

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