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Title: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: Zingam on February 14, 2006, 07:27:10 pm
I've just downloaded the latest build. I'm impressed how CB develops! Great job guys!

I have one suggestion, for example the Editor Configuration Dialog: the icons on the left side are a way too large, I think it will be better if you make them smaller and more compact, they are quite pretty but I think it would be better if the user does not need to scroll down to select the next option, for example Firefox sized icons are better.


I have just thought about another suggestion too: could you make the concept of workspaces/projects a little bit more clean - the way it is done in VS2005 is perfect, perhaps you need to add more buttons to the toolbar or more menu options, not that it is essential but I think it would be better & more proffesional that way.


Thank you for the great tool! Keep up the good job!
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: yop on February 14, 2006, 08:02:41 pm
Quote from: Zingam on February 14, 2006, 07:27:10 pm
... I think it will be better if you make them smaller and more compact...
The icons artwork is so beautiful and clever that I really like viewing it as it is... Anyway we've discussed  this in the past if I recall correctly
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: sethjackson on February 14, 2006, 08:14:35 pm
Yeah right here.

http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=2089.15
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: Zingam on February 14, 2006, 09:32:46 pm
I see! Sorry! But what about an option to have just text and no icons at all?



BTW is it possible for CodeBlocks to detect the encoding (for example UTF-8 or ASCII) automatically?
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: sethjackson on February 14, 2006, 09:34:57 pm
Quote from: Zingam on February 14, 2006, 09:32:46 pm
BTW is it possible for CodeBlocks to detect the encoding (for example UTF-8 or ASCII) automatically?

Yeah I think it is....
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: thomas on February 14, 2006, 09:38:11 pm
...but it gets less likely the more often you cross-post for it ;)
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: sethjackson on February 14, 2006, 09:39:32 pm
 :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: takeshimiya on February 14, 2006, 11:24:24 pm
Quote from: Zingam on February 14, 2006, 09:32:46 pm
But what about an option to have just text and no icons at all?

Yes, indeed I have it that way from the very moment the icons appeared. Sorry, I can't stand having to scroll.

(http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/4035/noicons1pr.png) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: Zingam on February 14, 2006, 11:41:16 pm
And how did you do it?  :shock:
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: takeshimiya on February 15, 2006, 12:52:53 am
Quick&Dirty way: One liner-patch to wxListbook.

Code: diff
wxWidgets-2.6.2\src\generic\listbkg.cpp @line 119
***************
-                     wxLC_ICON | wxLC_SINGLE_SEL |
+                     wxLC_SMALL_ICON | wxLC_SINGLE_SEL |

The correct way would be to reimplement wxListbook.
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: kkez on February 15, 2006, 06:06:11 pm
What about something like this (emule preferences dialog)?
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/4194/snap11vc.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: thomas on February 15, 2006, 06:20:29 pm
Quote from: kkez on February 15, 2006, 06:06:11 pm
What about something like this (emule preferences dialog)?
This would at least be a correct solution (other than the hack above). The present revision has a clean implementation of that, by the way.

Eventually, there will be smaller icon set as well, so the user will be able to choose between small, large, or no icons at all. Only just not now.
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: MortenMacFly on February 15, 2006, 06:37:05 pm
Quote from: thomas on February 15, 2006, 06:20:29 pm
[...] the user will be able to choose between small, large, or no icons at all. [...]
I wonder whether this would be too much choice?! I think the only reason for making this an option is if it's platform dependent, e.g. it looks ugly under the one OS but nicely under the other. Otherwise I personally could live very well with ANY solution presented, including the current one... But that's just me.
Morten.
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: TDragon on February 15, 2006, 06:46:13 pm
Quote from: MortenMacFly on February 15, 2006, 06:37:05 pm
I wonder whether this would be too much choice?!
I agree. Having settings for the settings is taking things a step too far. My recommendation would be figure out what looks and works best on every platform and use it. I vote eMule style.
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: tiwag on February 15, 2006, 07:43:24 pm
the problem behind is to design well looking small icons - if anyone has knowledge and interest in designing some - please do it !
Title: Re: Suggestion about the Settings Dialog
Post by: sethjackson on February 15, 2006, 08:30:25 pm
Quote from: thomas on February 15, 2006, 06:20:29 pm
Eventually, there will be smaller icon set as well, so the user will be able to choose between small, large, or no icons at all. Only just not now.

Cool.  8) Patiently waiting.  :D