Re: [Denemo-devel] Upgrading the user interface

[Richard Shann]

On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 19:17 +0100, Richard Shann wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 19:17 +0200, Éloi Rivard wrote:
> > Glade file format is designed to store GTK UIs. Plus it has a great
> > editor, that allow to design interfaces coherent with the rest of the
> > system. Maybe it would fit there ?
> 
> I had a look at glade before I wrote. I didn't see how it would help
> here; the task is not to design a layout of buttons and other controls,
> but to allow the user to create sets of buttons, positioned where they
> would want them.
> My proposal narrows this down to sets of buttons either in a row or in a
> column,

nothing to prevent the user specifying a size for number of rows or
number of columns and then dividing the number of buttons up by that
number; that way the user could create what are called "palettes" in GUI
terminology, rectangular arrays of buttons.

Richard

>  the row or column being either in a separate top level window or
> in the main window (either horizontally or vertically).
> 
> When I say "the task is ..." what I am thinking is that Denemo is
> unusual in that there are potentially vast numbers of commands which
> form into sets used by particular users. By allowing users to create
> sets of commands relevant to them I think we could create a program that
> many would be able to use without being unable to find the commands they
> want. Denemo could be shipped with various sets, for Marching Bands,
> Vocal, Piano, Early Music, ... which could be a starting point for
> people to customize.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2013/9/3 Richard Shann <address@hidden>
> >         I think it is long overdue to finish the work allowing the
> >         user to
> >         choose a custom set of button bars/palettes (and indeed
> >         providing a
> >         useful set by default).
> >         At the moment all such buttons go into the Score Titles bar.
> >         This bar is
> >         actually just the first in a list, and I propose continuing
> >         that idea by
> >         allowing the user to further populate that list.
> >         
> >         What I am thinking of is that Denemo will provide a widget
> >         "ButtonBar"
> >         which has a name and a button "Mod" (for modifying itself) and
> >         any
> >         number of command widgets. The command widgets perform
> >         scripted
> >         commands, and display themselves as icons or labels or both.
> >         The
> >         "ButtonBar" can be placed either in the main window or in a
> >         separate
> >         toplevel window, as selected via the "Mod" button. The "Mod"
> >         button also
> >         allows hiding/showing the ButtonBar widget and whether the
> >         buttons are
> >         arranged vertically or horizontally. This button will also
> >         allow
> >         deleting command buttons from the bar. Adding to the bar will
> >         be on the
> >         left click menu of commands, and also be possible via the
> >         scheme
> >         CreateButton procedure, suitably extended. Hidden button bars
> >         can be
> >         brought back (either from the view menu or  ...?).
> >         The set of ButtonBars will be stored (if modified) in an xml
> >         format file
> >         in .denemo-xxx/actions/ButtonBars.xml and a system-wide one
> >         will be used
> >         if that one does not exist.
> >         
> >         Any suggestions for improvement of this proposal are welcome.
> >         
> >         Richard
> >         
> >         
> >         
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> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Éloi Rivard - address@hidden
> >         
> > « On perd plus à être indécis qu'à se tromper. »
> > 
> 
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