[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Scrollable Composite for multipage editor

[jamsden@xxxxxxxxxx]

Scrolling dialogs can sometimes surprising and difficult to use. They're 
also a bit unusual. Tabbing causes scrolling, casual users don't realize 
there are more fields that aren't displayed, and the dialogs are often 
pretty complicated. The scrolling should work, but is there a way you 
could organize your data into logical groupings on separate pages so users 
see the "general" page with the things they have to set and "detail" pages 
for advanced settings that aren't often used? Tabbed pages are good for 
this if all the data has to appear on the same dialog. The  tabs let you 
know there's more to see, and provide a label to give a clue about what's 
there.

Are there any applicable usability guidelines?