On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Nikos Alexandris <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On 14.01.2015 19:13, Paulo van Breugel wrote:
>
>  These text elements could help to unclutter the interface if used
>> properly.
>> Like the example provided by Pietro, they could for example help to group
>> the inputs from which the user need to select one (grouping of options
>> using tabs is another option, but not always a good one).
>>
>
> I agree, tabbing is always efficient.  Just an idea:  instead of
> "tabbing", could the "guisection", or a similar function, stack stuff in a
> box with slightly, yet distiguishable, different colored background? Along
> with other stuff in the same tab?


I am not sure how this would work with wxPython, maybe possible, but isn't
it too complicated? There is still a lot modules which have terrible layout
of options and using current possibilities we can improve them. Let's do
that first. I don't say we shouldn't think about improvements in the
meantime.

>
>
>  Yes, from the manual page the user can find out he/she needs to select
>> one, but I am
>> convinced that for many it would be beneficial if it also is clear at one
>> glance from the interface.. similar to how the red asterisk helps the user
>> to see at one glance which parameters are obligatory.
>>
>
> Note, the "tooltips" pop only when the cursor floats over some descriptive
> text.  Can they also appear when the cursor points directly in an/the input
> box?


Yes, I know about it, that shouldn't be too difficult.

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