Larry, If you do have time for this I too would really like to see this added. The tabs situation is becoming a mess and is only going to get worse as we move forward. If you need some help I can lend a hand.
- Nathan On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Matthias Kuhn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Larry, > > What is the status of the vertical tabs? Do you still have a branch with > them ready? > > I noticed, that the new labelling dialog in the vector layer settings has > two columns of tabs, which look a bit uncommon, and I'd see vertical tabs > as a good replacement for either the first or the second level of tabs in > this dialog. > > Cheers, > > Matthias > > > On 09/05/2012 09:10 PM, Larry Shaffer wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> 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<https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yy0j3mmg4l4kw7x/Ar_S-eYqCv/qgis/options-dlgs?lst> >> >> Regards, >> >> Larry >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Qgis-developer mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/qgis-**developer<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/qgis-**developer<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer> >
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