Settings should be an icon on the toolbar instead of a tab

[Victor Thompson]

Ideally the Settings page should be accessible from a toolbar button rather than a separate tab. Tabs should be used to divide app content in to separate views of similar information--things such as Settings and About views should be selected in a sub item of the overall current view. A toolbar item is ideal for this task.

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

I agree that a tab isn't the best place for Settings, but I do disagree that the toolbar is a better place or a good place whatsoever. A toolbar button should only be used for common, needed functionality that is relevant to the current view. I know that there are plans to access settings through the HUD, but for now I think a tab is the best place for Settings.

However, in the case of the File Manager, I want the tabs to be used for multiple file view tabs, like tabs in a desktop file manager. So I'm not sure what to do. I'll try to ask around about what should be done for now.

[Victor Thompson (vthompson)]

The HUD won't be a useful place for it on the desktop. However, if the overall design for accessing things like settings will be via the HUD on mobile and tablet, then I'd agree.

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

I just watched the Design Clinic, and saw the part about moving the Settings to the toolbar. I really don't want to do that, as the toolbar is already full enough, and I'd like to use the extra space to display a breadcrumb bar. What do you think about just getting rid of the settings page for now? It only houses one setting, and the setting doesn't do much (I want to make it do more but haven't done so yet).

[Carlos Jose Mazieri (carlos-mazieri)]

On 12/06/2013 07:55 PM, Michael Spencer wrote:
> I just watched the Design Clinic, and saw the part about moving the
> Settings to the toolbar. I really don't want to do that, as the toolbar
> is already full enough, and I'd like to use the extra space to display a
> breadcrumb bar. What do you think about just getting rid of the settings
> page for now? It only houses one setting, and the setting doesn't do
> much (I want to make it do more but haven't done so yet).
>

By the way,
   'Settings' tab has only 'Show Advanced Features'.
   What else it shows when is turned on? ( I am sorry I could not see
any difference )
   And, I think it should have some short description that could explain
what it does.

[Victor Thompson (vthompson)]

Currently it just toggles whether the filters option is displayed in the
view pop over. I think the idea is to add more advanced features in the
future. I do think that each should be listed individually--so the settings
page should instead say something like 'show filter capability'

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

Right, I want to add things like "Open in Terminal", etc. The idea with the setting is to be be easy for regular users, like Nautilus, but add extra power-user features like Dolphin. I certainly don't want to give people an excuse to say we're taking away features :)

Having individual toggles might be nice, but it also might be confusing for a simple user.

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-filemanager-app at revision 96, scheduled for release in ubuntu-filemanager-app, milestone alpha-1

[Ubuntu Phone Apps Jenkins Bot (ubuntu-phone-apps-jenkins-bot)]

Fix committed into lp:ubuntu-terminal-app at revision 34, scheduled for release in ubuntu-terminal-app, milestone alpha-1