Re: [pgadmin-hackers][patch] Shows titles for disabled buttons on hover - Mailing list pgadmin-hackers

From Dave Page
Subject Re: [pgadmin-hackers][patch] Shows titles for disabled buttons on hover
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Msg-id CA+OCxowgOhr5_OiP0MWr7CDKEm-NgagoEsx3NxWhmsXYvLJWdQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [pgadmin-hackers][patch] Shows titles for disabled buttons on hover  (Joao Pedro De Almeida Pereira <jpereira@pivotal.io>)
Responses Re: [pgadmin-hackers][patch] Shows titles for disabled buttons on hover  (Sarah McAlear <smcalear@pivotal.io>)
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Hi

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Joao Pedro De Almeida Pereira
<jpereira@pivotal.io> wrote:
> Hello Dave,
>
> We were looking into this request and we found at least one location where
> the Hover does not make sense when it is disabled (the stylized "i' in the
> lower left of dialogs, which has the alt-text "SQL help for this object
> type".)

I think that's debatable. When enabled, that's exactly what the button
would do. I don't think it's any different from other buttons that are
disabled because they don't apply in some circumstances.

> Could this patch be pulled in, as the buttons for which this does not apply
> feel out of scope?

Even if we ignore my comment about about the SQL help button, my
earlier comments still apply. Consistency is fundamental to user
comprehension and learning of a UI - we should not have some disabled
buttons that don't display their tooltips and others that do.

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