Edwin Leuven wrote:
updated patch attached. it gets rid of the copier panel
i put it in:
http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/20292
Richard Heck wrote:
Leuven, E. wrote:
a second question concerns the copiers. for each file format there can
be one copier. so i am planning to simply add a copiers line edit to
the file formats panel and get rid of the copiers panel.
I like this idea.
updated patch attached. it gets rid
Leuven, E. wrote:
a second question concerns the copiers. for each file format there can
be one copier. so i am planning to simply add a copiers line edit to
the file formats panel and get rid of the copiers panel.
I like this idea.
rh
> first iteration of the patch is attached and i am seeking comments on the
> ui and code.
I like the ui much better than the old one, I am not familiar with
that part of the code so I will let others comment on the code.
Bo
ok guys,
i had a go at cleaning up the file formats interface in the preferences dialog.
it was more work than i had hoped for, but i think that what i have now is an
improvement.
first iteration of the patch is attached and i am seeking comments on the ui
and code.
a second question concerns
> Why do we need this modify button?
another confused spirit ;-)
> Why cannot we simply
> change, and allow for save/cancel/restore as we do in other cases?
because if a user makes some modifications and then switches file format
he needs to be prompted whether he wants to save/discard his cha
> Does this improve the interface?
nope
> People are often annoyed with the format/converter
> stuff because they used the main Save button,
> and nothing got saved.
i can understand that the occasional tourist who gets lost in that
corner of the lyx world might be a bit confused initially...
> the attached changes the looks of the file formats panel in the preferences
> dialog to this:
>
> http://leuven.ecodip.net/lyx/lyx.png
>
Why do we need this modify button? Why cannot we simply change, and
allow for save/cancel/restore as we do in other cases?
Bo
"Leuven, E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> the attached changes the looks of the file formats panel in the preferences
> dialog to this:
>
> http://leuven.ecodip.net/lyx/lyx.png
>
> i think this looks cleaner, and the code is also a tad simpler using a
> combobox instead of a listwidget...
Does
Abdelrazak Younes wrote:
> I don't have any strong opinion but if you do that, then please do the
> same for the similar dialogs (converters, etc).
yep, that's the plan...
> But I think you should wait for some more opinions in any case.
obviously
Leuven, E. wrote:
the attached changes the looks of the file formats panel in the
preferences dialog to this:
http://leuven.ecodip.net/lyx/lyx.png
i think this looks cleaner, and the code is also a tad simpler using a
combobox instead of a listwidget...
objections?
I don't have any strong
the attached changes the looks of the file formats panel in the preferences
dialog to this:
http://leuven.ecodip.net/lyx/lyx.png
i think this looks cleaner, and the code is also a tad simpler using a combobox
instead of a listwidget...
objections?
ed.
PS. some cleanup as well. compare this
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