[GRASS-dev] Re: wxNviz toolbar

[Anna Kratochvílová]

Hi all,

2011/8/19 Michael Barton <Michael.Barton at asu.edu>:
> Anna,
>
> I agree about the duplication. We don't really need the page switch buttons.
>
> The 3D mode view tools do not work AFAICT. They may be a placeholder for future plans. But if so, they should be deactivated until they are functional to avoid user confusion IMHO.
>

If you mean the zoom tools they are disabled in 3D mode. By
deactivating you mean to hide them completely? If so, I wouldn't do
that, disabling is better (not so confusing) in my opinion.

> The generate NVIZ command could be useful, as is help.
>
> I'm not sure that the quit button does anything different from switching back to 2D mode. If not, it too could be removed.
>
It does the same and I'm not against removing it. It has only one
advantage - one mouse click instead of two when switching to 2D by
combobox.

> If the help on the layer manager could be made sensitive to context so that it went to 3D help when the 3D view page is active, we're down to one.

I don't think it should be context sensitive. If user would like to
change GUI settings he would need to quit 3D view (if active) first
which doesn't make sense.

I suggest to change the toolbar like this: remove tools for switching
pages, remove quit, the rest would be moved to layer manager (to
second row of toolbars) and the icons for settings and help could be
changed a little bit to differ from the GUI settings and help.

Please tell me if you agree.

Thanks in advance

Anna



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> On Aug 19, 2011, at 7:26 AM, Anna Kratochvílová wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would like to ask you what do you think about the wxNviz toolbar and
>> its placement. Toolbar consists of two parts - one part controls
>> current page (like surface data) in Layer Manager's 3D view tab. The
>> other part consists of tool for generating nviz_cmd command, settings
>> and quit 3D view.
>>
>> Toolbar is now located in Map Display window. The main advantage is
>> that there is plenty of space for it. Problem is that it is actually
>> not related to Map Display, it mainly controls Layer Manager window.
>> So one option is to move this toolbar to Layer Manager window although
>> I think it's not the best solution. As you can see from the attached
>> screenshot, there would be too many toolbars. And the tools for
>> switching pages are quite pointless here I think. So this leads me to
>> the question: are these tools useful and if so than where should they
>> be located? Another option could be splitting the toolbar in those two
>> parts I mentioned above and one part can be located in Map Display and
>> the other in Layer Manager.
>>
>> I would be glad if you tell me what do you think about this problem,
>> if I should change the toolbar somehow.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Anna
>> <nviz_toolbar.jpg>
>
>