[platform-ui-dev] Preference pages in 2.1 harder to read than 2.0

[Randy Hudson <hudsonr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A few of the preference pages ("Java"
for example) in 2.1 are using SWT Group controls now instead of a Label
followed by indentation. I thought I saw an article on the website saying
the groupboxes should be used sparingly. They give the pages a "busy"
appearance, especially when you see 4 in a row.

Was this change made for accessibility?
I hope not.  I could easily write my own version of CLabel that will
receive focus (and therefore be screen-readable).  If this was done
for accessiblity, why do other pages continue to use the Label followed
by indented controls (e.g. "Install/Update")?

The way in which Groups are used has
changed too.  In 2.0, radio buttons would be laid out vertically and
could be easily read 90% if the time.  Now we see a mixture of horizontal
and vertical radio buttons. I guess this decision is based both on the
number of choices and the length of the text for each choice, but I would
ask that vertical be favored whenever possible.

Randy Hudson