On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:11 +0100 Viktor Kojouharov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On Fri, 2008-11-21 at 19:19 +0100, Chidambar 'ilLogict' Zinnoury wrote: > > Dans son message intitulé « Re: [E-devel] enlightenment-svn Digest, Vol > > 5, Issue 78 » du Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:32:28 -0600, Nick Hughart > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> nous a donné l'occasion de lire : > > > > > > btw, as others on IRC: I dislike the new config dialog. > > > > > > > > maybe if we reduce the number of categories and avoid scroll, it > > > > could work better. since it's very similar to macos, we could do > > > > like them and put a first screen to choose the category, so it's > > > > like: Configuration window: Look, Apps, ... as a grid or so, > > > > possible with descriptive texts as we see on macos, kde or vista. > > > > Look window: Wallpaper, theme... followed by the selected app > > > > dialog. > > > > > > > > maybe this will not match e17 way, so out of ideas. > > > > > > Another idea might be collapsible headers for each category. Clicking > > > on the header would then expand that category in the list. In fact a > > > generic collapsible widget could be useful in other places as well. > > > > FWIW, I almost have that for ilist. I have a little resizing issue when > > collapsing, apart from that it should be ok for general comsumption > > soon. > > > > > Another idea would be to have a list of categories. Once you pick a > > > category, the contents of the list are replaced with that category > > > with a button to go backwards. This type of interface works on a > > > touchscreen as well as a desktop. Some examples of this type of > > > interface is the iPhone Settings and to a lesser extent the Windows > > > Control Panel (the new one with the categories and such, not the > > > classic one). Both provide a similar flow of category -> items and > > > include some way to go back. So in this way I see it as serving both > > > worlds and also has some track record of actually being useful for > > > both. > > > > I was wondering if it wouldn't be better to always use the same window > > instead of opening a new window everytime, e.g., you selected category, > > then item, and all the content of the window is being replaced by the > > settings themselves instead of opening a new one. > > Problem is that I think that it is against E philosophy... > > I was thinking the same thing when I saw the new layout. It would look > good if, once you click on an item, the whole thing (including the > toolbar) will slide to one side and make room for the config itself. And > instead of the toolbar, the config 'dialogs' will place their buttons > there. > > BTW, it would be better if the 'Files' category is removed. The only > thing that occupies it is the file manager module, so it should probably > go in extensions, or system. that'd be a major change to the config dialog infrastructure and how it works - putting config all in the same window. pretty major. it also would make the system config stuff be different (this launches external executable already on the system for config). -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
