On 06/15/2011 04:02 PM, Bornemann, Frank (Oerlikon Neumag) wrote: > I did never use this specialized, ancillary, dialog box before. That is much > easier to use then the small value entry field in the dialog box. > > According to the answer by Daniel Hong: overlaying and hiding the right-side > bar would be an even better solution which would make the use of the dialog > boxes redundant. >
I'm really sorry but the technology (Java/Swing) we are using for XMLmind XML Editor does not make it easy and/or efficient to implement what you describe. Moreover, our users generally seem to be satisfied by the current, static, right-side bar. > Regards, Frank > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hussein Shafie [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 3:51 PM > To: Bornemann, Frank (Oerlikon Neumag) > Cc: '[email protected]' > Subject: Re: [XXE] User's wish: keep size of pop-up window > > On 06/15/2011 03:02 PM, Bornemann, Frank (Oerlikon Neumag) wrote: >> One more suggestion: maybe you could just give the standard dialog box a >> more sufficient initial width, then in my opinion there would be no need for >> storing the position and size. >> > > In our opinion, all the dialog boxes we create already have a sufficient > initial width. > > In some cases (e.g. the fileref of href attribute), there is just no way to > make the dialog box wide enough. That's why the small form above the > attribute table has an "Edit" button displaying a specialized, ancillary, > dialog box allowing to edit these specific attributes more comfortably. > > See http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/attributes_form.html > > > >> Best wishes, Frank >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bornemann, Frank (Oerlikon Neumag) >> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 2:13 PM >> To: '[email protected]' >> Subject: RE: [XXE] User's wish: keep size of pop-up window >> >> Thanks, the priority is OK since this is just a problem of comfort. The >> advantage of these dialog boxes in my opinion is that the tree and text >> views in the background can use the full screen width and stay unaltered >> while with the right-side tool XXE always does a new wrapping. >> >> Best wishes, Frank >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Hussein Shafie [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 2:05 PM >> To: Bornemann, Frank (Oerlikon Neumag) >> Cc: '[email protected]' >> Subject: Re: [XXE] User's wish: keep size of pop-up window >> >> On 06/15/2011 12:45 PM, Bornemann, Frank (Oerlikon Neumag) wrote: >>> Sorry, may be the word "popup" is the wrong one. I configured XXE in a way >>> that some shortcuts open up functions as shown in the screenshots attached >>> (i. g. F7 = spell-check, F6 = Edit Attributes). >>> >>> At each function call the size of the window is as small as shown in the >>> screenshots. >>> >> >> Thank you for the information. So you want XXE to remember the size and >> position of all its dialog boxes. This is of course a legitimate request for >> enhancement. However given the fact that, in our opinion, few users use >> these dialog boxes (I mean, rather than the right-side tools --which, by the >> way, also have keyboard shortcuts), we'll have to assign a rather >> low-priority to your request for enhancement. >> >> >> >> >> >> Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. 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