[Qgis-developer] Better options dialogs

[Nathan Woodrow]

Larry,

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.

- Nathan


On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Matthias Kuhn <matthias.kuhn at gmx.ch> wrote:

> Hi Larry,
>
> What is the status of the vertical tabs? Do you still have a branch with
> them ready?
>
> 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.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthias
>
>
> On 09/05/2012 09:10 PM, Larry Shaffer wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been working on reducing overall clutter and excess space, and
>> trying to increase efficiency and extensibility, with options dialogs.
>>
>> Problems with current option dialogs' parent QTabWidget approach:
>>
>> * Tab widget uses unnecessary vertical space (bad for small screens).
>> * Tab widget limits the use of reasonably needed tabs for option
>> sections (avoiding tabs-within-tabs unfortunately trumps useability).
>> * Horizontal parent tabs limit how many option sections can be offered
>> (already too wide, without text truncation, on Mac).
>> * Horizontal parent tabs dictate the width of the dialog, causing form
>> layout elements to optically stretch too far apart.
>>
>>
>> Possible solution: Move 'tabs' to simple list widget on left side of a
>> splitter and have option sections loaded on right.
>>
>> I have done mockups for the app and vector layer options [0], which
>> show the following advantages:
>>
>> * Vertical height is maximized without sacrificing layout of option
>> section form elements (good for smaller screens).
>> * Number of option sections is not graphically limited.
>> * Number of option sections no longer dictates width of option section
>> forms (forms look much better).
>> * List item widget can have its splitter section collapsed to a set
>> size to show only icons for sections.
>> * Consistent look across platforms, with larger icons for sections.
>> * More current 'look' for v 2.0 without too much work.
>>
>> Other than making the dialogs clearer and less cluttered IMHO, the
>> full useability of the dialogs at smaller sizes helps the user see
>> more map canvas when testing options with Apply.
>>
>> Any comments or suggestions?
>>
>> [0] https://www.dropbox.com/sh/**yy0j3mmg4l4kw7x/Ar_S-eYqCv/**
>> qgis/options-dlgs?lst<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yy0j3mmg4l4kw7x/Ar_S-eYqCv/qgis/options-dlgs?lst>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Larry
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