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[Matthew Brooke]

Matt -

I've already implemented it and looked at it under OS X - works fine. 
The version in CVS has the code to render all 5 buttons, but it's 
commented out until (a) we make a decision about how to move forward, 
and (b) we implement the dialogs that the other buttons bring up

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Matt Jones wrote:
> Laura,
> 
> One issue we frequently encounter with the GUI layout is different 
> default font choices on different platforms.  Up until now we have 
> followed the system look and feel, and on MacOS that generally requires 
> more space than on Windows.  I noticed your screen prototypes typically 
> use Windows layout conventions -- you might want to try it under a MacOS 
> look and feel to be sure it all still fits.
> 
> Matt
> 
> Laura L. Downey wrote:
>> As to having room for a cancel button, yes I think we will be just fine in
>> that regard.  I've also been thinking of a way to hide the left tabbed
>> section if the user desires so that a majority of the screen real estate can
>> be used to display more of the workflow.  I think I filed a bug on that a
>> while back.  And also Ferdinando just recently was commenting to me about
>> possible similar functionality.
>>

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