<div dir="ltr">Larry,<div><br></div><div style>If you do have time for this I too would really like to see this added. The tabs situation is becoming a mess and is only going to get worse as we move forward. If you need some help I can lend a hand.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>- Nathan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Matthias Kuhn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matthias.kuhn@gmx.ch" target="_blank">matthias.kuhn@gmx.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Larry,<br>
<br>
What is the status of the vertical tabs? Do you still have a branch with them ready?<br>
<br>
I noticed, that the new labelling dialog in the vector layer settings has two columns of tabs, which look a bit uncommon, and I'd see vertical tabs as a good replacement for either the first or the second level of tabs in this dialog.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Matthias<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
On 09/05/2012 09:10 PM, Larry Shaffer wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I've been working on reducing overall clutter and excess space, and<br>
trying to increase efficiency and extensibility, with options dialogs.<br>
<br>
Problems with current option dialogs' parent QTabWidget approach:<br>
<br>
* Tab widget uses unnecessary vertical space (bad for small screens).<br>
* Tab widget limits the use of reasonably needed tabs for option<br>
sections (avoiding tabs-within-tabs unfortunately trumps useability).<br>
* Horizontal parent tabs limit how many option sections can be offered<br>
(already too wide, without text truncation, on Mac).<br>
* Horizontal parent tabs dictate the width of the dialog, causing form<br>
layout elements to optically stretch too far apart.<br>
<br>
<br>
Possible solution: Move 'tabs' to simple list widget on left side of a<br>
splitter and have option sections loaded on right.<br>
<br>
I have done mockups for the app and vector layer options [0], which<br>
show the following advantages:<br>
<br>
* Vertical height is maximized without sacrificing layout of option<br>
section form elements (good for smaller screens).<br>
* Number of option sections is not graphically limited.<br>
* Number of option sections no longer dictates width of option section<br>
forms (forms look much better).<br>
* List item widget can have its splitter section collapsed to a set<br>
size to show only icons for sections.<br>
* Consistent look across platforms, with larger icons for sections.<br>
* More current 'look' for v 2.0 without too much work.<br>
<br>
Other than making the dialogs clearer and less cluttered IMHO, the<br>
full useability of the dialogs at smaller sizes helps the user see<br>
more map canvas when testing options with Apply.<br>
<br>
Any comments or suggestions?<br>
<br>
[0] <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yy0j3mmg4l4kw7x/Ar_S-eYqCv/qgis/options-dlgs?lst" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/<u></u>yy0j3mmg4l4kw7x/Ar_S-eYqCv/<u></u>qgis/options-dlgs?lst</a><br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Larry<br>
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