On 09/06/2012 02:10 AM, Larry Shaffer wrote: > Hi, Hi Larry, Looks great to me, but not the version without text, too hard to guess,
so +1 for me foremost for freeing vertical space ciao MArco > > I've been working on reducing overall clutter and excess space, and > trying to increase efficiency and extensibility, with options dialogs. > > Problems with current option dialogs' parent QTabWidget approach: > > * Tab widget uses unnecessary vertical space (bad for small screens). > * Tab widget limits the use of reasonably needed tabs for option > sections (avoiding tabs-within-tabs unfortunately trumps useability). > * Horizontal parent tabs limit how many option sections can be offered > (already too wide, without text truncation, on Mac). > * Horizontal parent tabs dictate the width of the dialog, causing form > layout elements to optically stretch too far apart. > > > Possible solution: Move 'tabs' to simple list widget on left side of a > splitter and have option sections loaded on right. > > I have done mockups for the app and vector layer options [0], which > show the following advantages: > > * Vertical height is maximized without sacrificing layout of option > section form elements (good for smaller screens). > * Number of option sections is not graphically limited. > * Number of option sections no longer dictates width of option section > forms (forms look much better). > * List item widget can have its splitter section collapsed to a set > size to show only icons for sections. > * Consistent look across platforms, with larger icons for sections. > * More current 'look' for v 2.0 without too much work. > > Other than making the dialogs clearer and less cluttered IMHO, the > full useability of the dialogs at smaller sizes helps the user see > more map canvas when testing options with Apply. > > Any comments or suggestions? > > [0] > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yy0j3mmg4l4kw7x/Ar_S-eYqCv/qgis/options-dlgs?lst > > Regards, > > Larry > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > -- Marco Bernasocchi http://opengis.ch _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer