Dialogs reorganization - Revision history

Frigory: Frigory moved page DialogsReorganization to Dialogs reorganization: Separated words

2016-07-13T05:47:17Z

Frigory moved page DialogsReorganization to Dialogs reorganization: Separated words

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Frigory: Quick reviez

2016-07-13T05:47:02Z

Quick reviez

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	Currently there are too many dialogs, they are confusingly named, and their functions overlap. We must reduce the number of dialogs to a manageable amount and reorganize them. Here's my plan:		Currently there are too many dialogs, they are confusingly named, and their functions overlap. We must reduce the number of dialogs to a manageable amount and reorganize them. Here's my plan.

			== Detachable toolbars in the document window ==
	=== Detachable toolbars in the document window ===

	* (DONE) Toolbox: becomes a docked (but detachable) toolbar with only the several tool buttons (and not the entire roll as before).		* (DONE) Toolbox: becomes a docked (but detachable) toolbar with only the several tool buttons (and not the entire roll as before).
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	* [[PreferencesDialog]]		* [[PreferencesDialog]]

	=== Floating dialogs ===		== Floating dialogs ==

	* Fill and Stroke: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks.		* Fill and Stroke: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks.
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	** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.		** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.

	=== Some ~~Mockups =~~==		== Some mockups ==

	I just added some mockups:		I just added some mockups:
	Please tell me what you think.		Please tell me what you think.
	~~[[Image:Mockup-Font-Style-Toolbar.png]]~~
	~~[[Image:Mockup-Fill-Stroke-Toolbar.png]]~~

			<div style="overflow: auto;">
			[[File:Mockup-Font-Style-Toolbar.png\|center\|600px]]
			[[File:Mockup-Fill-Stroke-Toolbar.png\|center\|800px]]
			</div>

	[[Category:Developer Discussion]]		[[Category:Developer Discussion]]

Drakeson: adding 2 mockups

2006-11-17T18:59:22Z

adding 2 mockups

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	** Ctrl-[[PgDn/Ctrl]]-[[PgUp]] in spinbuttons must not cause them to change value! These are for switching tabs.		** Ctrl-[[PgDn/Ctrl]]-[[PgUp]] in spinbuttons must not cause them to change value! These are for switching tabs.
	** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.		** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.

			=== Some Mockups ===
			I just added some mockups:
			Please tell me what you think.
			[[Image:Mockup-Font-Style-Toolbar.png]]
			[[Image:Mockup-Fill-Stroke-Toolbar.png]]


	[[Category:Developer Discussion]]		[[Category:Developer Discussion]]

Colin Marquardt: +Cat

2006-07-25T15:45:59Z

+Cat

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	** Ctrl-[[PgDn/Ctrl]]-[[PgUp]] in spinbuttons must not cause them to change value! These are for switching tabs.		** Ctrl-[[PgDn/Ctrl]]-[[PgUp]] in spinbuttons must not cause them to change value! These are for switching tabs.
	** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.		** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.

			[[Category:Developer Discussion]]

Conversion script: link fix

2006-01-22T02:32:58Z

link fix

New page

Currently there are too many dialogs, they are confusingly named, and their functions overlap. We must reduce the number of dialogs to a manageable amount and reorganize them. Here's my plan:

=== Detachable toolbars in the document window ===

* (DONE) Toolbox: becomes a docked (but detachable) toolbar with only the several tool buttons (and not the entire roll as before).

* [[SecondaryToolbar]]: new, combines secondary buttons from the toolbox plus some other options and controls.

* [[ColorPalette]]: new, to be created, at the bottom of the window by default. Also incorporates the [[CurrentColorWidget]].

* [[PreferencesDialog]]

=== Floating dialogs ===

* Fill and Stroke: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks.

* Text and Font: stays, but with changes as described on the [[TextUsability]] page.

* (DONE) Size and Position: to be eliminated, its controls go to the [[SecondaryToolbar]] for Selector

* Transformations: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks and new features added.

* Align and Distribute: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks and new features added.

* Item properties: to be eliminated, its controls are disposed of as follows:

** ID field is redundant, there is the same functionality in XML editor

** Sensitive, visible, active, printable toggles: IMHO these properties must be editable for layers, not for individual objects; if you absolutely must set them for an object, you can do so in XML editor. So leave them for now, but delete as soon as we have a Layers dialog.

** Transparency: redundant, use Fill and Stroke instead

** Transformation matrix: a useful thing, but it will be much more appropriate as a new tab on the Transformations dialog - move it there

* XML editor: stays as is

* Document settings: to be eliminated, its controls go to the new Document settuings (below)

* Editing window: is renamed to Document settings. The content of the former "Document settings" go to its "Page" tab. All the options in this dialog must be saved with the document (into sodipodi:namedview).

* Tool options: to be eliminated, its content goes either to Preferences (for Selector) or to the [[SecondaryToolbar]] (for other tools), with the exception of the "Defaults" buttons that must be removed.

* Tool attributes: absolutely redundant, to be eliminated. (DONE removing from the menu, but the leftover code is to be eliminated also)

* Display settings: is renamed to "Preferences" and massively expanded, see [[PreferencesDialog]].

* Layers: new, to be created when the layers are fully implemented.

Other things to be done in all dialogs:

* Reduce size as much as possible. Smaller fonts, denser layout. Currently some dialogs are way too bulky.

* More hotkeys! Most if not all widgets with text (buttons, tabs) must have one of the letters with an underscore so that alt-letter will jump there.

* More tooltips!

* Eliminate all Close buttons (redundant) and Apply buttons where it makes sense

* Fix keybindings in widgets:
** Ctrl-[[PgDn/Ctrl]]-[[PgUp]] in spinbuttons must not cause them to change value! These are for switching tabs.
** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.

Buliabyak: *

2004-01-11T13:33:19Z

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	* Text and Font: stays, but with changes as described on the TextUsability page.		* Text and Font: stays, but with changes as described on the TextUsability page.

	* Size and Position: to be eliminated, its controls go to the SecondaryToolbar for Selector		* (DONE) Size and Position: to be eliminated, its controls go to the SecondaryToolbar for Selector

	* Transformations: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks and new features added.		* Transformations: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks and new features added.
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	Other things to be done in all dialogs:		Other things to be done in all dialogs:

			* Reduce size as much as possible. Smaller fonts, denser layout. Currently some dialogs are way too bulky.

	* More hotkeys! Most if not all widgets with text (buttons, tabs) must have one of the letters with an underscore so that alt-letter will jump there.		* More hotkeys! Most if not all widgets with text (buttons, tabs) must have one of the letters with an underscore so that alt-letter will jump there.

Buliabyak: *

2003-12-24T19:02:11Z

New page

Currently there are too many dialogs, they are confusingly named, and their functions overlap. We must reduce the number of dialogs to a manageable amount and reorganize them. Here's my plan:

=== Detachable toolbars in the document window ===

* (DONE) Toolbox: becomes a docked (but detachable) toolbar with only the several tool buttons (and not the entire roll as before).

* SecondaryToolbar: new, combines secondary buttons from the toolbox plus some other options and controls.

* ColorPalette: new, to be created, at the bottom of the window by default. Also incorporates the CurrentColorWidget.

=== Floating dialogs ===

* Fill and Stroke: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks.

* Text and Font: stays, but with changes as described on the TextUsability page.

* Size and Position: to be eliminated, its controls go to the SecondaryToolbar for Selector

* Transformations: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks and new features added.

* Align and Distribute: stays mostly as is, with usability tweaks and new features added.

* Item properties: to be eliminated, its controls are disposed of as follows:

** ID field is redundant, there is the same functionality in XML editor

** Sensitive, visible, active, printable toggles: IMHO these properties must be editable for layers, not for individual objects; if you absolutely must set them for an object, you can do so in XML editor. So leave them for now, but delete as soon as we have a Layers dialog.

** Transparency: redundant, use Fill and Stroke instead

** Transformation matrix: a useful thing, but it will be much more appropriate as a new tab on the Transformations dialog - move it there

* XML editor: stays as is

* Document settings: to be eliminated, its controls go to the new Document settuings (below)

* Editing window: is renamed to Document settings. The content of the former "Document settings" go to its "Page" tab. All the options in this dialog must be saved with the document (into sodipodi:namedview).

* Tool options: to be eliminated, its content goes either to Preferences (for Selector) or to the SecondaryToolbar (for other tools), with the exception of the "Defaults" buttons that must be removed.

* Tool attributes: absolutely redundant, to be eliminated. (DONE removing from the menu, but the leftover code is to be eliminated also)

* Display settings: is renamed to "Preferences" and massively expanded, see PreferencesDialog.

* Layers: new, to be created when the layers are fully implemented.

Other things to be done in all dialogs:

* More hotkeys! Most if not all widgets with text (buttons, tabs) must have one of the letters with an underscore so that alt-letter will jump there.

* More tooltips!

* Eliminate all Close buttons (redundant) and Apply buttons where it makes sense

* Fix keybindings in widgets:
** Ctrl-PgDn/Ctrl-PgUp in spinbuttons must not cause them to change value! These are for switching tabs.
** Tab in text widgets must not insert tab char - it's for navigating widgets.