Position of the close button in the toolbar causes me to close the current window by accident when saving

[Shamim Islam]

I am a user experience architect. I am using GNUcash v2.4.13.I would NEVER
put the "CLOSE" button next to the "SAVE" button.
I would not even put the "CLOSE" button on the toolbar but rather on the
tab that I expect to close.

I am asking WHY we have the CLOSE button next to the SAVE button and what I
need to do to get it changed.

There are many other buttons that are much more useful to have in the
toolbar such as the "Schedule", "Run Scheduled" transactions". I've added
these to the toolbar manually, but have not been able to identify how to
add the picture that goes with. I suspect that the XML file does not
contain all the parts that are customizable or I just don't understand how
to customize it properly to submit it as a patch.

I am tired of updating the interface XML file every time there is an
upgrade to GnuCash in Fedora.

I want to contribute back my changes - as soon as someone can point me in
the right direction.


On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Shamim Islam <shamim.islam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Is there a historical reason for having the close button in the toolbar
> so
> > close to the save button or even in the toolbar at all?
> >
> > Every time I go to save, half the time, I accidentally click too fast and
> > close my current account.
> >
> > Just wondering - I have tried removing the close button in the ui
> > definition file, but every time there is an update, it gets restored.
> >
> > That's why I am asking.
>
> I am interpreting this as a USER question (and I'm a user, not a
> developer), so I'm copying the answer to gnucash-user instead of
> gnucash-devel (which is for technical discussions about internal
> stuff, not "how do I use GnuCash" type questions).
>
> You didn't say what operating system or version of GnuCash you're
> using, but if my response doesn't apply for some reason, please be
> sure to respond to the list listing both bits of information.
>
> If you find yourself accidentally clicking the wrong toolbar button,
> how about using the keyboard?
>
> The keybindings may differ on different platforms, but on linux:
>
> Control-S for Save
> Control-W to Close an account or report window
> Control-Q to Quit the application
>
> You can see these and other keyboard shortcuts listed in the application
> menus.
>
> Another option might be to change the display of the icons in the
> toolbar. Go to Edit-->Preferences and click the Windows tab. You have
> five different options for how the toolbar buttons are displayed. You
> might also turn on "Show close button on notebook tabs" which will add
> a little "x" to each tab.
>
> Finally, your window manager's theme may make the edges of the toolbar
> buttons more or less distinct. You might try some different themes to
> see what it looks like.
>
> Please copy any responses to gnucash-user (using reply-all). Other
> folks may have more helpful suggestions or may even know the
> "historical reason" you're looking for.
>