On 01/16/2011 01:26 PM, Steven wrote: Hi!
> I thought yesterday that perhaps the database switcher belongs > in the bottom of the gamelist widget. > > Gerd doesn't agree. Gregor (scidb) does. I don't either. > But in undocked mode, it can easily get temporarily lost. Ctrl-D fires it up again. So having it get lost is IMHO not an issue. BTW: maybe I'm the only one who sees it that way, but as Scid restores window sizes and positions nicely, in classic mode you actually get something like a docked mode, but with quick keyboard and mouse navigation. > As i've started to have more databases, it's become > more of an issue, Right. You definitely need it if you're using a bunch of dbs. > I coded the changes and it's in scidvspc svn if anyone wants to trial. > I tend to think it's better in the gamelist widget, > as it makes database management very easy, but i'm not 100% > convinced yet. The gamelist widget is normally fairly wide > anyway, and this means the database switcher can be > reorganised to always fit on one line. I had just a quick look, and I still agree with my first impression that it's better suited for it's own window. I think placing it in the games list requires you to have all dbs in a row while you can use a more quadratic window otherwise. Depending on screen layout this could save you some valuable space. As I need this switcher all the time, having it in the games list will require me to have this window open all the time. Usually, I really don't need the games list at all so it stays closed and I fire it up only if I have something to do there. Ctrl-L is my friend. Now, the games ist is a pretty large window as you already noticed. Why don't I need the games list that much? Well, most of my stuff is analysing CC games and there the gameslist will show precisely one game anyway. This informatio is also displayed in the main and pgn window. The metadata is available easily in the game info area, so no need for the big games list floating around. For game browsing I usually come from the best games windows(s). Its very quick to fire up the DB switcher if needs be, just in case it got lost you can easily recover it. If you bind it into the games list you deprive the user to move it around freely. Especially as the games list is pretty large you require quite a lot of precious space and it even doesn't fit anywhere anymore. (The use case of the very popular netbooks comes into mind where you don't have 1900x1600 pixels or more.) cu Alexander ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Scid-users mailing list Scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
