Thread: First test release of gPodder for Fremantle
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2009-06-16 , 19:45
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Originally Posted by fms View Post
The funny part is, it looks like due to the way Fremantle dialogs misuse screen estate, there is never a reason to use them for anything serious. Wondering if this should be filed as a bug for Fremantle...
Fremantle dialogs do not misuse screen estate. You get it all wrong:

Originally Posted by ragnar View Post
For the dialog layouts, the idea there was to get more vertical space for dialogs, while at the same time doing a change that could be done for the Fremantle scope and timeframe. Yes, horizontal space is therefore reduced, but since we're pretty much getting rid of all the split screen UI designs anyway, vertical space is more useful than horizontal space.
See? Vertical space is more useful than horizontal space, therefore it's a good thing to... I mean, it's more useful to have ample space above buttons than to be able to read the full text... I mean...

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