[Lazarus] "Copy selected messages to clipboard" bug

Martin Frb lazarus at mfriebe.de
Mon Apr 20 16:51:47 CEST 2015


On 20/04/2015 15:45, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> On 2015-04-20 15:34, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
>> When the progress line is not showing, then *only* the header is left
>> to show the finish.
>> Maybe you mean +1 to show a finish line?
> Just my 2c...
>
> Now this is where I see a huge problem. I thought I was alone in finding
> the new Messages window confusing, but clearly there are many others
> too. If you have to explain to so many seasoned developers how the
> Messages window works (something that should be obvious), then there is
> an obvious flaw in the user interface design. A better design (what the
> developers sees in the IDE - not internal code) is clearly needed.
>

Just to clarify: I perfectly understand how it works. I even find the 
headers an improvement (but I understand they can irritate others). I 
just like the finish message at the bottom, not at the top of the 
window. And that is because the top of the window may be hidden by others.




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