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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Please review for Kivio shape(stencil) selection docker design
From:       Yue Liu <opuspace () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-10-27 9:37:38
Message-ID: AANLkTi=9dvhFbJ9Z8xgModq-zL3t_YaXS8yW6SJ+7_kt () mail ! gmail ! com
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The selector will load everything in KoShapeRegistry. We can add codes
to block things we don't want. Icon mode is being worked on, I use one
QListView per category, if multi-column is needed maybe I should
consider QTableView. You can open more than one category at the same
time, the whole selector is a subclassed QTreeWidget.

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Cyrille Berger Skott
<cberger@cberger.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 October 2010, C. Boemann wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday 27 October 2010 05:43:28 Yue Liu wrote:
>
>> > Hi, all
>
>> >
>
>> > The screencast given shows the current state of the shape/stencil
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>> > selector in Kivio. I want to hear your opinions and suggestions about
>
>> > it.
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>> >
>
>> >
>> > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rxqLFK6awKWLRttQTZpSGw?feat=directli
>
>> > nk
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>> >
>
>> > Still many work to do to fully implement it. The filter can be used to
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>> > search for shapes you want, the add button (not implemented yet) is
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>> > designed to install shape collection from web or local shape
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>> > collection files. Right click on the treewidget will show a pop-up
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>> > menu provide expand all, collaspe all, and switch between icon view
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>> > mode and list view mode.
>
>> > I also planned advanced features like save shapes from canvas to user
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>> > customized odg collections.
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>> >
>
>> > I'll upload the code after the community split issue is solved.
>
> Yes it is an excellent start.
>
>> I think it looks good. I don't have that much experience with diagramming
>
>> software, but to me it sounds like the right choice to have an always
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>> expanded docker, and not like the "add shape" where you would need an
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>> extra click every time, as i sense that diagramming is a lot about adding
>
>> lots of shapes.
>
>>
>
>> And I also like that you have not gone for a ZUI which has loads of
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>> usabillity problems. Your chosen widget, has some of the same problems,
>
>> because it doesn't allow more than one category to be open at a time. But
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>> at least the categories are always visible.
>
> Not sure if I understand the "one category to be open at a time" part. The
> screenshot show two open categories. It of course depends on your screen
> size.
>
> But this is true that there is a lot of horizontal space lost. But for
> future iteration, I can suggest to have several mode for the list, either
> like now "icon + text", or a mode with just "icons" then, you could have
> several column of icons bellow each category.
>
> <offtopic>
>
> Why are the "plugin placeholder" and "comment" visible in the selector ? Is
> it really something that a user should be able to add ? (probably worth a
> seperated thread)
>
> </offtopic>
>
> --
>
> Cyrille Berger Skott
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