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Grant Robertson
So I'm trying to figure out how to change the default list indent. I
thought perhaps I could edit a page created from the "default" template
and then resave it as the default. I haven't even gotten that far yet. I
realized that I would probably have to create a bunch of levels and
change their indent then delete the text before saving the template. So,
I created a bunch of bogus text, each line indented another level. I went
to { Format / List } to change the indent setting. I decided to try to
make that match my favorite grid spacing so I selected all my text and
started playing with the indent spacing number. Pressing "tab" each time
I change the number updates the display. I tried .33" but that wasn't
quite big enough. So I tried .34" but that was too big. So I tried .335"
and that was just right. Except for one thing. The display rounded up to
..34". I tried entering .34" and pressing tab and that pushed the indents
out a bit.
What this tells me is that the box where we enter the list indent setting
is broken. It does not display the number it is actually using. This
violates the first basic tenant of user interface design: "Don't lie to
the user." If a setting can only use 2 decimal places then you should
only allow the user to enter 2 decimal places. Don't let them enter 3 and
just ignore the last. If your software can use the third decimal place
then by all means display that information. Don't round allow the user to
enter one number, use that number, but then display some other number.
Who the heck designs your software testing for OneNote? These are basic
design elements that should be part of even the most cursory quality
assurance regimen.
Another thing that irks me here is that the only way to match the indent
levels to the grid lines was to use THREE decimal places. Who decided
what the grid spacing should be for these things? Did you just roll some
dice and pick random numbers? Why the heck isn't there any consistency
between the grid lines and real world measurements?
thought perhaps I could edit a page created from the "default" template
and then resave it as the default. I haven't even gotten that far yet. I
realized that I would probably have to create a bunch of levels and
change their indent then delete the text before saving the template. So,
I created a bunch of bogus text, each line indented another level. I went
to { Format / List } to change the indent setting. I decided to try to
make that match my favorite grid spacing so I selected all my text and
started playing with the indent spacing number. Pressing "tab" each time
I change the number updates the display. I tried .33" but that wasn't
quite big enough. So I tried .34" but that was too big. So I tried .335"
and that was just right. Except for one thing. The display rounded up to
..34". I tried entering .34" and pressing tab and that pushed the indents
out a bit.
What this tells me is that the box where we enter the list indent setting
is broken. It does not display the number it is actually using. This
violates the first basic tenant of user interface design: "Don't lie to
the user." If a setting can only use 2 decimal places then you should
only allow the user to enter 2 decimal places. Don't let them enter 3 and
just ignore the last. If your software can use the third decimal place
then by all means display that information. Don't round allow the user to
enter one number, use that number, but then display some other number.
Who the heck designs your software testing for OneNote? These are basic
design elements that should be part of even the most cursory quality
assurance regimen.
Another thing that irks me here is that the only way to match the indent
levels to the grid lines was to use THREE decimal places. Who decided
what the grid spacing should be for these things? Did you just roll some
dice and pick random numbers? Why the heck isn't there any consistency
between the grid lines and real world measurements?