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I don't see any real issue with this UI other than it isn't "pretty"
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Keep in mind that someone using this would already know what Wget is and have an idea of how it works. It's a tool for power users.
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if it's a "power user UI", maybe it should have the CLI equivalents of each option, because that's what we'd be familiar with
maybe the 7 buttons can be organized so I don't need to read each one
maybe the large text areas can be labelled
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Those are fair criticisms, but I don't think this UI is that terrible when you consider who the target audience is. Looks like they implemented a simpler default UI though jensroesner.com/wgetgui/wgetgu
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Yes. In short: it’s a goddamn mess. You have to read everything just to figure out where any of the options are.
It’s not organized in any kind of reasonable way, it’s visually dense for no good reason, and probably a hundred other big and small things.
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Rarely used options should be hidden behind "hints" (menu items, tabs etc) for when they're needed. UI should lead (or prompt) user through "typical" workflow rather than user having to search all options to see what must be set & what can usually be ignored.
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