BTW, this can already be seen in the recent nightly builds. Christiaan
On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:09, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > On Mar 3, 2010, at 2:58, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: > >> >> On Mar 2, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mar 2, 2010, at 23:38, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: >>> >>>> On Mar 2, 2010, at 5:07 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'd like some input from the users about an idea of using a double line >>>>> label for search groups, with the server name at the top and the search >>>>> term at the bottom. Something like the attached screenshot. I think >>>>> that's more useful than displaying just the search term, which we do now. >>>>> The downside though is that the group list becomes a bit messier, >>>>> requiring a bit higher rows for search groups. This could also be done >>>>> for the Web group, with the currently loaded page title at the second >>>>> line. >>>>> >>>>> What do you think? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I was just thinking right now about how useful that would be. I have a >>>> bunch of search groups open, and I can't tell which is which is LOC, which >>>> is Columbia, etc. >>>> >>>> If there's nothing in the search group (i.e., when it just says "empty"), >>>> will the name of the database being searched show up? That would be >>>> preferred, I would think. >>>> >>>> Best >>>> >>>> Adam >>> >>> Didn't the attached image make it through? The idea is that the server name >>> is always shown, and the search term is shown in a smaller font in a line >>> below that, being either empty or saying "empty" without a search term. >> >> >> Yes, it made it through. >> >> If there's nothing in the search field, I think it would be best if there >> was something like "empty" or "no search key" or the like under the database >> name. >> >> I don't know how serious a violation of the groups pane interface principles >> this is, but I have always wanted to be able to remove the search group by >> pushing "delete" or with a little "x" in a circle in the search group's name >> field. > > You can remove groups by pushing delete, you have to select the group table > though. There's not much room in the group pane, so adding even more elements > is not an option. > > Christiaan > >> >>> >>> Christiaan >> ------------------ >> Adam M. Goldstein PhD, MSLIS > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
