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Romain2Boss: Add category Proposals

2012-03-31T10:23:00Z

Add category Proposals

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	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==

			[[Category:Proposals]]

Nithaiah: /* Second Step: Different position and shapes */

2008-03-17T14:13:16Z

Second Step: Different position and shapes

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	Group 4 should have icons near where the box will appear in the dock on the right, and in Group 3 should be underlined the link between the tool and the "tool controls bar".		Group 4 should have icons near where the box will appear in the dock on the right, and in Group 3 should be underlined the link between the tool and the "tool controls bar".

			Group 5 should have a fixed position or a rollover menu, so that those tools can be used in any time.

	[http://www.settimatorre.com/varie/inkscape/inkscape_mockup.jpg Here's an example] (a rough mockup)		[http://www.settimatorre.com/varie/inkscape/inkscape_mockup.jpg Here's an example] (a rough mockup)



	=== Thirt Step: Work Space and interaction ===		=== Thirt Step: Work Space and interaction ===

Nithaiah: /* First Step: Types of buttons */

2008-03-17T14:11:54Z

First Step: Types of buttons

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	'''[4]''' tools and commands that opens a setting box, as "layers" "stroke and fill" "path effects"		'''[4]''' tools and commands that opens a setting box, as "layers" "stroke and fill" "path effects"

			'''[5]''' commands usefull in any situation, suh as "zoom in" or "flip" and that now can be chosen only in the "select" and "zoom" tools

	Some of the commands of these groups are shown as buttons in the UI, some are in the tools bar, some in the command bar, but expecially groups 3 and 4 can be marked to give a better affordance of their function. So they should be shown grouped, positioned prompting what they will do after the "click", and have different shape from the other two groups.		Some of the commands of these groups are shown as buttons in the UI, some are in the tools bar, some in the command bar, but expecially groups 3 and 4 can be marked to give a better affordance of their function. So they should be shown grouped, positioned prompting what they will do after the "click", and have different shape from the other two groups.

Nithaiah: /* Thirt Step: Work Space */

2008-02-13T13:29:23Z

Thirt Step: Work Space

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	=== Thirt Step: Work Space ===		=== Thirt Step: Work Space and interaction ===

	All the changes in the UI should have in the end a common goal: save space for the work space. So every box and dialog should be very easy to hide and to popup. I would recommend a ''button'' to quicly hide all the boxes and dialogs.		All the changes in the UI should have in the end a common goal: save space for the work space. So every box and dialog should be very easy to hide and to popup. I would recommend a ''button'' to quicly hide all the boxes and dialogs.

			The options of a tool should appear non only when the tool is selected, but when an object of that type is selected too. For example, the text tool options should be visible alse when a text is selected with the selection tool.
			This means that the options of the selection tool should be always avaliable.

	== TODO ==		== TODO ==

Nithaiah: /* TODO */

2008-02-06T00:36:18Z

TODO

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	== TODO ==		== TODO ==

	'''[1]''' - Decide the types of commands / ~~function~~ division		'''[1]''' - Decide the types of commands / functions division

	'''[2]''' - Make a list of the commands that fits the division		'''[2]''' - Make a list of the commands that fits the division

	'''[3]''' - Decide which commands should be shown in the UI (~~expecially~~ for the docked ~~panel~~)		'''[3]''' - Decide which commands should be shown in the UI (especially for the docked panels)

	'''[4]''' - Position and shape of the groups		'''[4]''' - Position and shape of the groups

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==

Nithaiah: /* TODO */

2008-02-06T00:30:53Z

TODO

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	== TODO ==		== TODO ==

	* Flesh this specification out in ~~more detail~~		'''[1]''' - Decide the types of commands / function division

			'''[2]''' - Make a list of the commands that fits the division

			'''[3]''' - Decide which commands should be shown in the UI (expecially for the docked panel)

			'''[4]''' - Position and shape of the groups

	== Discussion ==		== Discussion ==

Nithaiah: /* First Step: Types of buttons */

2008-02-06T00:27:30Z

First Step: Types of buttons

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	=== First Step: Types of buttons ===		=== First Step: Types of buttons ===

			As first I would try to make a list of the commands and understand the type of reponse the software gives by clicking that specific function.
	I would make these groups		I would make these groups

	'''[1]''' simple commands, like "cut", "copy", "open" etc.		'''[1]''' simple and direct commands, like "cut", "copy", "open" etc.

	'''[2]''' tools with options in a box, as the "trace bitmap" or most of the effects		'''[2]''' tools with options in a box, as the "trace bitmap" or most of the effects
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	'''[3]''' tools with options in the "tool controls bar", as "freehand lines" "rectangle" etc		'''[3]''' tools with options in the "tool controls bar", as "freehand lines" "rectangle" etc

	'''[4]''' tools and commands that opens a setting box, as "layers" "stroke and fill" "path effects"		'''[4]''' tools and commands that opens a setting box, as "layers" "stroke and fill" "path effects"


			Some of the commands of these groups are shown as buttons in the UI, some are in the tools bar, some in the command bar, but expecially groups 3 and 4 can be marked to give a better affordance of their function. So they should be shown grouped, positioned prompting what they will do after the "click", and have different shape from the other two groups.

	=== Second Step: Different position and shapes ===		=== Second Step: Different position and shapes ===

Nithaiah: /* Release Note */

2008-02-06T00:18:23Z

Release Note

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	== Release Note ==		== Release Note ==

	~~[Write~~ a ~~brief one-line description of~~ the ~~feature we~~ can ~~paste into our ReleaseNotes when~~ the ~~feature~~'~~s done~~.]		Buttons has been divided by function and shaped/positioned to underline the type of function they shoul do.

			'''Dockable panels''' are now listed on the right side of the UI, showing all the function that open up a setting box, and inclues also Layers, Text, and Path Effects. All the panels can still be moved outside the dock, resized, reordered as from 0.46.

			'''Tool Controls Bar''' is now better positioned in the UI to refer better to the tools in the ''Tools Bar''.

	== Rationale ==		== Rationale ==

Nithaiah: /* Design */

2008-02-06T00:06:47Z

Design

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	== Design ==		== Design ==

	~~[In this section, elaborate on the concept.~~
	~~Describe what the feature should do.~~
	~~Conceptualize how an artist's workflow would go.~~
	~~Identify UI changes needed, such as new buttons or dialogs.~~
	~~Include mockups or drawings if appropriate.]~~

	''First Step: Types of buttons''		=== First Step: Types of buttons ===


	I would make these groups		I would make these groups
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	''Second Step: Different position and shapes''		=== Second Step: Different position and shapes ===

	Each group should have a position and a shape that identifies the type of action that it will do (referring to the groups above).		Each group should have a position and a shape that identifies the type of action that it will do (referring to the groups above).
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	[http://www.settimatorre.com/varie/inkscape/inkscape_mockup.jpg Here's an example] (a rough mockup)		[http://www.settimatorre.com/varie/inkscape/inkscape_mockup.jpg Here's an example] (a rough mockup)



			=== Thirt Step: Work Space ===

			All the changes in the UI should have in the end a common goal: save space for the work space. So every box and dialog should be very easy to hide and to popup. I would recommend a ''button'' to quicly hide all the boxes and dialogs.

	== TODO ==		== TODO ==

Nithaiah: /* Design */

2008-02-06T00:01:34Z

Design

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	''First Step: Types of buttons''		''First Step: Types of buttons''

	I would make these groups:		I would make these groups
	1) simple commands, like "cut", "copy", "open" etc
	2) tools with options in a box, as the "trace bitmap" or most of the effects		'''[1]''' simple commands, like "cut", "copy", "open" etc.
	3) tools with options in the "tool controls bar", as "freehand lines" "rectangle" etc
	4) tools and commands that opens a setting box, as "layers" "stroke and fill" "path effects"		'''[2]''' tools with options in a box, as the "trace bitmap" or most of the effects

			'''[3]''' tools with options in the "tool controls bar", as "freehand lines" "rectangle" etc

			'''[4]''' tools and commands that opens a setting box, as "layers" "stroke and fill" "path effects"