Re: [Denemo-devel] Upgrading the user interface

[Richard Shann]

On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 19:17 +0200, Éloi Rivard wrote:
> Glade file format is designed to store GTK UIs. Plus it has a great
> editor, that allow to design interfaces coherent with the rest of the
> system. Maybe it would fit there ?

I had a look at glade before I wrote. I didn't see how it would help
here; the task is not to design a layout of buttons and other controls,
but to allow the user to create sets of buttons, positioned where they
would want them.
My proposal narrows this down to sets of buttons either in a row or in a
column, the row or column being either in a separate top level window or
in the main window (either horizontally or vertically).

When I say "the task is ..." what I am thinking is that Denemo is
unusual in that there are potentially vast numbers of commands which
form into sets used by particular users. By allowing users to create
sets of commands relevant to them I think we could create a program that
many would be able to use without being unable to find the commands they
want. Denemo could be shipped with various sets, for Marching Bands,
Vocal, Piano, Early Music, ... which could be a starting point for
people to customize.

Richard



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> 
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> 2013/9/3 Richard Shann <address@hidden>
>         I think it is long overdue to finish the work allowing the
>         user to
>         choose a custom set of button bars/palettes (and indeed
>         providing a
>         useful set by default).
>         At the moment all such buttons go into the Score Titles bar.
>         This bar is
>         actually just the first in a list, and I propose continuing
>         that idea by
>         allowing the user to further populate that list.
>         
>         What I am thinking of is that Denemo will provide a widget
>         "ButtonBar"
>         which has a name and a button "Mod" (for modifying itself) and
>         any
>         number of command widgets. The command widgets perform
>         scripted
>         commands, and display themselves as icons or labels or both.
>         The
>         "ButtonBar" can be placed either in the main window or in a
>         separate
>         toplevel window, as selected via the "Mod" button. The "Mod"
>         button also
>         allows hiding/showing the ButtonBar widget and whether the
>         buttons are
>         arranged vertically or horizontally. This button will also
>         allow
>         deleting command buttons from the bar. Adding to the bar will
>         be on the
>         left click menu of commands, and also be possible via the
>         scheme
>         CreateButton procedure, suitably extended. Hidden button bars
>         can be
>         brought back (either from the view menu or  ...?).
>         The set of ButtonBars will be stored (if modified) in an xml
>         format file
>         in .denemo-xxx/actions/ButtonBars.xml and a system-wide one
>         will be used
>         if that one does not exist.
>         
>         Any suggestions for improvement of this proposal are welcome.
>         
>         Richard
>         
>         
>         
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