Hi Nathan,
Here is a youtube video about the topobase way of using forms/tables:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg1jNobJdV0&feature=BFa&list=PL48D1BBA49772FA02&lf=results_video
sorry the narration is in german, but the form is in english.
In this video you see multiple tabs:
* form tabs
* relation tabs linking to linked forms or tables
* table
All in one window.
On the bottom you have the toolbar with the buttons for navigation,
manipulation, filter/search and highlighting.
Andreas
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:13:26 +1000, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
Yeah it would be good to put this all together.
I do like the general idea of having the forms and tables together
however I would like to see a UI mockup first as I have a few things
I'm not sure how they would work.
I'm happy to work with Jürgen to help improve this area. I'll help
where ever I can even if it is just throwing ideas around.
- Nathan
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Anita Graser wrote:
Hi Andreas,
Is there a document that describes your plans concerning attribute
table and forms?
It would be good to add it to a central summary of developer meeting
results.
Thanks,
Anita
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Andreas Neumann wrote:
Hi Nathan and others,
I like your new proposal, Nathan.
At the dev-meeting in Zurich we also discussed marrying the
attribute table with the forms. The forms would be in the same
window as the table you could jump between form and table using
tabs.
It would have the advantage of fewer windows and we would add
navigation buttons to the forms, like
* jump to first record
* last record
* next record
* previous record
* indication of the total nr of records
* button to change to edit mode
* button for new record
* button to filter records (using the query builder)
* button to remove filter
* button to highlight current and/or selected record(s)
* later: also a button to export current selection to
csv/xls/openoffice, etc.
The filter and the add/delete function would work simultaneously
on the tables and forms.
The other things we want to add are master/detail forms for one
to many relations and a tab for showing related forms or tables.
The Autodesk Topobase product is a very good source of
inspiration for such a combined table/forms approach. See
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/topobase_-_customizable_forms.bmp
[5] for an example.
Jürgen Fischer will be working for us to improve the
forms/tables - so Nathan, maybe you could team up with Jürgen to
improve the tables and forms. I would also be interested in
discussing new approaches and ideas, but I cannot contribute from
a programming point of view.
Andreas
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:54:55 +1000, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
Hi all,
Today I was looking at some different ways to redesign
and optimize the attribute table UI and have come up with a
design
that I think works well but would like to get some feedback
first.
I have made two screenshots, showing the old and
new dialog at the
same size and using the same Qt theme.
Just a plain comparison screenshot
: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6170988/Plain.png [1] [1]
Comparison screenshot with notes
: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6170988/Noted.png [2] [2]
The main things are:
* Make the min row height to 16. This removes the
empty space below
the text in the current UI and allows more rows to be shown
with less
wasted space.
* Reduce some of the margins around the controls.
* Move the search stuff to the top in order to give
search text more
space and group the items better. All search options at the
top.
* Replace Advanced search button with a hyperlink
style button.
This is less distracting from a UI point of view IMO.
* Remove Search button as Enter on the keyboard does
the same thing.
Is a button really needed?
* Split buttons at bottom into two groups. Actions
for current
selection and stuff that only works in edit mode e.g. adding
new
column.
Over all you can show about 4 more rows depending on the
theme.
Having the search at the top for me feels better as it is
less
cramped then where it is now and makes more sense to click Show
Selected Only and seeing the results below.
Anyone have any thoughts about the design?
- Nathan
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[2] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6170988/Noted.png [4]
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[4] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6170988/Noted.png
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