Maybe it is my defective brain, but I tend to read/see things better when organized in columns/grids instead of more free-form, plus it makes more sense for sorting, but I can explore it.
On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 7:07 AM, Andrus Adamchik <and...@objectstyle.org> wrote: > I'd really love to see (1) attribute table, (2) relationship table, (3) > object editor all in one view. I think we can save space by avoiding lots > of columns and using longer text labels and icons. E.g.: > > myProperty : String <MY_PROPERTY> <lock_icon> > myRel: SomeEntity > myCollectionRel: List<SomeEntity> > > The only reason individual properties of attributes/relationships are in > cells now is cause they are editable. Since they won't be editable in the > new version, we can come up with compact labels. > > Andrus > > > On Mar 29, 2016, at 1:05 PM, Michael Gentry <blackn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> 2. A three panel view. So, Michael's design but with the additional > >> properties to the right rather than at the bottom. > >> > >> This sort of approach is common in email. Tree of mailboxes to the left. > >> List of messages in the middle and the details to the right. We'd have > >> domain/map/objentities in the left tree. Attributes in the middle. > Options > >> to the right. > >> > >> Pros: > >> > >> * Left tree is simpler than in option 1 > >> * Shows hierarchy better than option 0 (Michael's mockup) > >> > >> > >> Cons > >> * Middle panel (list of attributes) would need to have fewer columns > than > >> we do now in order to keep the width to a minimum. > >> * Not as flexible as option 1 > >> * combination of tree and multi-panel approach might be confusing > >> > > > > > > I thought about doing this, too, but it felt like it would be too wide > and > > I like the idea of the attributes table showing me a lot of the > information > > at-a-glance. (Admittedly, can't really get the JavaDocs/etc in the > table, > > but at least the names/types/locking can be seen quite readily.) You > > mention e-mail...my Apple Mail layout is set up very similar to this > > prototype's layout (mailboxes left, messages in mailbox upper right, > > message thread for selected message lower right). I suppose with > > wide-screen monitors more popular now, three columns might be doable, > but I > > think there is a lot of value in seeing the names/types/locking > information > > pretty readily, too, without needing additional work. > >
