Hi On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Larry Shaffer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Over the past couple of days Etienne Tourigny and I have upgraded the > functionality of the QgsCollapsibleGroupBox class he recently > introduced. The changes have been pushed to master branch and can be > seen in the Save As... dialog for raster layers and in the scroll > areas of the 3 tabs in the PAL Labeling options. > > We have tested on some Linux versions and on Mac. *Feedback on the > look and functionality, as well as any OS-specific issues, would be > greatly appreciated.* It would be best to make sure these new changes > work on (hopefully) every supported platform before using them more > extensively. > > New features: > > * Disclosure triangle collapses/expands independent of groupbox title > checkbox. > * Title checkbox also intuitively collapses/expands the groupbox. > * Groupbox title can be clicked to collapse/expand groupbox, > regardless of whether it has a checkbox. > * Collapsed/expanded state is auto-saved/loaded to QSettings, > persisting between dialog openings and relaunch. > > Using the custom class in QtDesigner: > > * Just promote existing or new groupbox widgets using > QgsCollapsibleGroupBox.h. (Note: there will be no visual or functional > change with the promoted groupbox, either in form layout or preview > modes) > * Work with groupboxes as normal in Designer; it will have collapsible > features when shown in QGIS. > * Default state is expanded. > * Use mMyGroupBox->setCollapsed( true ); to set preferred collapsed > state before first showing. This is always override-able by user > later, but will help devs craft the initial look they want in the > dialog (e.g. hide advanced or secondary settings). > * Please give your groupboxes appropriate names, like > mScaleVisibilityGroupBox, instead of leaving it vague, like > groupBox_3. That name and the object name of the parent window is what > is saved in QSettings for persisting state. > > > I think these changes will greatly reduce scrolling and clutter as > dialogs become more complex. > > Thanks to Etienne Tourigny for introducing the feature and his work on > making it better. >
Awesome stuff guys. Perhaps you could transcribe some of the above info into the CODING.t2t doc in the gui section? Regards Tim > Regards, > > Larry Shaffer > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) ============================================== Please do not email me off-list with technical support questions. Using the lists will gain more exposure for your issues and the knowledge surrounding your issue will be shared with all. Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming and support services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
