small UI improvement

jmknpk2 · 10-20-2010, 01:40 AM

At the top of the screen, there are two menu pairs side by side.

There is the league_selection/league_options and the team_selection/team_options. I think the ways these are designed is counter-intuitive.

In nearly all drop-down boxes, in the windows world, where a selection can be made, the item to be changed, is what is clicked on to get the appropriate drop-down box. So, for example, when I want to change team, the intuitive thing to do is click on the current team name, and expect to get a drop down of the other teams that may be selected. But the OOTP 11 design, instead, has the league options at that place.

What I am suggesting is that the drop-down selections in the pairs be switched in order to be more intuitive.

It's not a big deal. But I constantly am fooled by this situation. I doubt that I am in a minority in that respect.

Seems like it'd be an easy improvement if such controls exist in OOTP 12.

robc · 10-20-2010, 08:17 AM

I agree. It is more intuitive to click on the team name dropdown to select the team. I still screw this up too.

10-20-2010, 01:40 AM	#1
jmknpk2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 982	small UI improvement At the top of the screen, there are two menu pairs side by side. There is the league_selection/league_options and the team_selection/team_options. I think the ways these are designed is counter-intuitive. In nearly all drop-down boxes, in the windows world, where a selection can be made, the item to be changed, is what is clicked on to get the appropriate drop-down box. So, for example, when I want to change team, the intuitive thing to do is click on the current team name, and expect to get a drop down of the other teams that may be selected. But the OOTP 11 design, instead, has the league options at that place. What I am suggesting is that the drop-down selections in the pairs be switched in order to be more intuitive. It's not a big deal. But I constantly am fooled by this situation. I doubt that I am in a minority in that respect. Seems like it'd be an easy improvement if such controls exist in OOTP 12. Last edited by jmknpk2; 10-20-2010 at 01:41 AM.

10-20-2010, 08:17 AM	#2
robc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,095	I agree. It is more intuitive to click on the team name dropdown to select the team. I still screw this up too.