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[ | == Changes == | ||
* UI Redesign (which includes) | |||
- Altered the padding and packing of all widgets | |||
- Added search entry with clear and search icons | |||
- Added [http://www.openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art Library (OCAL)] Logo overlay | |||
- Put descriptions inline in list | |||
- New preview widget that shows extra metadata | |||
- New status widget to notify on errors/success etc. | |||
- Dialog is now persistent (retains state) | |||
- Better messages for the user | |||
- Changed title/menuitem to 'Import Clip Art' | |||
* Backend stuff (which includes) | |||
- Use new GFile API instead of depreciated GNOMEVFS | |||
- Use async methods so the UI isn't blocked | |||
- Use smaller, thumbnail images in the preview widget (save on bandwidth and increase speed) | |||
- Implement cancelling of operations | |||
- Put downloaded resources into one directory, from which we can use later | |||
- Big cleanup in terms of code | |||
== Screenshots == | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-normal.png]] | [[File:Ocal-dialog-normal-actual.png|200px]] | ||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-no-results-actual.png|200px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-searching-actual.png|200px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-loading-actual.png|200px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-full-actual.png|200px]] | |||
== Mockups == | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-normal.png|90px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-no-results.png|90px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-searching.png|90px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-loading.png|90px]] | |||
[[File:Ocal-dialog-full.png|90px]] |
Latest revision as of 16:41, 2 December 2011
Changes
* UI Redesign (which includes) - Altered the padding and packing of all widgets - Added search entry with clear and search icons - Added Open Clip Art Library (OCAL) Logo overlay - Put descriptions inline in list - New preview widget that shows extra metadata - New status widget to notify on errors/success etc. - Dialog is now persistent (retains state) - Better messages for the user - Changed title/menuitem to 'Import Clip Art'
* Backend stuff (which includes) - Use new GFile API instead of depreciated GNOMEVFS - Use async methods so the UI isn't blocked - Use smaller, thumbnail images in the preview widget (save on bandwidth and increase speed) - Implement cancelling of operations - Put downloaded resources into one directory, from which we can use later - Big cleanup in terms of code
Screenshots