Hi! I've registered the project on www.openusability.org and have been accepted. Please see:
http://www.openusability.org/projects/bacula-gui/ At this moment, the project is looking for usability experts (which I'm not one). On 1/18/07, Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > This is just to let you know that I have now committed the first cut of the > qt-console (the name until voting is completed) to the Source Forge CVS. The > new directory is: > > <bacula-source>/src/qt-console > > the current procedure is: > > cd <bacula-source>/src/qt-console > make > > the program will be named qt-console. > > I've improved the layout somewhat, but I have not yet figured out how to limit > the size of the left window compared to the right window. I would like the > left window to remain unchanged when the Window is resized. It would change > size horizontally only when the size bar is moved. The window on the right, > should grow/shrink with the main window being resized. > > > In addition, I have not figured out how to get the silly widgets within the > containers to grow to fill the container. Oh well, that will surely come. > > Finally, if you know how to hook other window classes (dialogs) in > subdirectories into the Stacked Widget, please let me know. I envision to > have each major item in the left "browser" or "function" window pull up > dialogs in the right window that are in a subdirectory (e.g. restore, backup, > reports, ...). Each subdirectory can contain one or more forms (xxx.ui) that > will be used depending on how the user proceeds through the dialogs, ... > > Anyone who can figure out any of the above, please let me know. Otherwise, > with a bit of time and reading on Qt, I'll get there. > > If you are wondering about what the windows should contain. The left window > is meant to be a tree that looks very similar to a browser directory tree in > many windows -- e.g. Windows Explorer. The items represent Bacula daemons > and actions you can perform (restore, backup, see the catalog, ...). Some of > the items will open to expose sub-items. For example a Restore item could > have under it 5 or 10 different ways to restore (all, by file, by date, ...). > Once an item is clicked in the left tree window, the right window, which is a > set of StackedWidgets will display the appropriate "dialog" for the thing > that you have chosen. In some cases, such as the console, this will simply > be a Text window. In other cases, it may be a tabbed window, and in others > simply something that looks like a dialog box. Everyone on these lists who > has been using a GUI has seen this kind of interface before. If my > description is not clear, it will become so after we are able to fill in a > few real items and make them functional. > > Regards, > > Kern > > PS: two people have officially offered their help with the project and have > been accepted: > > 1. Christopher Rasch-Olsen Raa -- developer > 2. Julián Hernandez -- GUI usability > > Thanks guys. > > One other persons is still considering the project ... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel > -- Julián ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
