Preferences - Bad layout of item (minor enhancement)
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Description
DrRacket 8.17 on Linux.
Preferences -> General
Observe the "Automatically Reload Changed Files" has a radio button with three possible option. The options appear beside the description, so that the center of the description aligns with the center of the three options.
Complaint: normally one does not have to read above part of an option's text to see the choices available. Reading above would be acceptable if there were some visual indication that all options belong together, but I didn't see that.
Origin of this report: it confused me. I wan't aware of the top option, and I have wanted it in the past.
I think the options should appear either (1) beneath the option name indented to indicate ownership; or (2) in its current place, but align the tops of both. (beside/align "top", not beside).
The same applies to "Printing Mode".
"Good first issue"... maybe.
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Research direction
Start in DrRacket's Preferences > General panel and inspect the layout for the “Automatically Reload Changed Files” and “Printing Mode” controls. Compare the current alignment with the two proposed arrangements and verify that all choices are visibly grouped and readable without looking above the option text.
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Assessment
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100