Author Topic: dialog tabs removed? (Read 11847 times)

Balazs · « **on:** May 18, 2007, 09:47:44 pm »

I see that most dialogs' tab-bars have been replaced with combo boxes. It took us quite a while to figure out this new interface, and it is also quite cumbersome to use.

Is there a possibility to revert to the old tab-bar interface?

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Greets,
B.

Ceniza · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2007, 10:28:32 pm »

You know what? I also preferred the old version using tabs.

Why don't you create a poll instead? That'd be a good idea to really know what the community thinks about that.

Jan van den Borst · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2007, 11:48:18 pm »

Same goes for me.

Jan

RJP Computing · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2007, 04:37:46 am »

I agree as well. I find the current system hard to see where I am actually am. Please bring back the tabs. They look a lot more professional. Or maybe a setting?

TDragon · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2007, 04:39:38 am »

I, too, prefer the tab layout.

stahta01 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2007, 05:54:37 am »

I, too, prefer the tab layout.
But, I assumed the change was to support the XML-based compiler framework.

Tim S

kkez · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2007, 11:34:17 am »

Same here, since the switch i still find it hard to see, and it requires one more click than tabs (you must click on the combobox and select the dialog, while with tabs you only have to select the dialog).

k2dave · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2007, 03:22:59 pm »

Good, I'm not the only one...
Bring back the tabs!

phireis · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2007, 05:53:56 pm »

Agreed. I miss the tabs.

Philipe

Pecan · « **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2007, 07:34:15 pm »

I too preferred the tabs.

raph · « **Reply #10 on:** May 19, 2007, 07:47:04 pm »

Yes, comboboxes are realy anoying

killerbot · « **Reply #11 on:** May 19, 2007, 08:30:42 pm »

Me too : tabs please

Alturin · « **Reply #12 on:** May 19, 2007, 09:10:07 pm »

Tabs here too please!

Indrekis · « **Reply #13 on:** May 19, 2007, 09:28:08 pm »

The same

MortenMacFly · « **Reply #14 on:** May 20, 2007, 09:37:06 am »

Thomas and I would like to have the tabs back, too.

But: IIRC the change was due to some incompatibilities with MAC ?! ?! ?!
Not sure about that but if so reverting back to tabs would maybe be a bigger issue for MAC compatibility... afb

(Maybe already solved with wx28...)

With regards, Morten.

Biplab · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2007, 09:57:12 am »

Tabs were cool and less painful to use.

Charon · « **Reply #16 on:** May 20, 2007, 10:45:31 pm »

yeah, there was something about that too many tabs won't show up correctly under wx2.6.

in case this is fixed in wx2.8 and C::B can be compiled with wx2.8 on Mac the tabs should be reintroduced

(i am not a Mac-user, but it wouldn't be right to make this worse for Mac-users)

jazzer · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2007, 03:08:13 am »

Tabs were better.
Anyway, with tabs or with cobmo, it could be great if C::B remembered the last tab I used and show it first automatically (it's real pain when you're trying to setup a new toolchain, as you have to open this dialog many times and it always starts from the first page).
Also, why not to make this dialog non-modal?

Game_Ender · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2007, 04:45:53 am »

If its a mac issue you can I guess you could try and use different resource files for Mac and everyone else. Combine with some ifdefs and you should be set.

afb · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2007, 09:08:14 am »

The only Mac issue I recall was that the tabs do not report their size, so they extended outside the window without scrolling. But it should probably be checked again, with wxWidgets 2.8.4

mandrav · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2007, 11:45:36 am »

OK everyone... point taken.

Balazs · « **Reply #21 on:** May 24, 2007, 04:24:16 am »

Damn, what an amount of posts! It's strange this haven't surfaced before.

Someone noted, that it takes an extra click with the combo boxes to achieve the same thing as opposed to tabs. Apart from the current issue, this "extra click" also applies for other UI elements. I think all dialogs should be created by considering the number of clicks required to reach a certain option, and minimize this amount as much as possible. In general, I think it's a good GUI principle. I'm also referring to those "Are you sure?" dialogs, that cannot be disabled (for ex. at Linker libraries Delete option).

(BTW, Just a quick question: if the devs also preferred the old thing, who changed it then?

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Greets,
B.

Biplab · « **Reply #22 on:** May 24, 2007, 05:29:57 am »

Quote from: Balazs on May 24, 2007, 04:24:16 am

(BTW, Just a quick question: if the devs also preferred the old thing, who changed it then? )

Of course, devs changed it; due to some Mac related problems.

mandrav · « **Reply #23 on:** May 24, 2007, 09:02:31 am »

Quote from: Balazs on May 24, 2007, 04:24:16 am

(BTW, Just a quick question: if the devs also preferred the old thing, who changed it then? )

Some times we change stuff because of cross-platform issues, other times for compatibility and other times for experimentation.
In most cases though, we eventually settle with what is generally accepted...

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