[Cuis-dev] [IMPROV] Preferences Menu With Better Feedback

[Gerald Klix]

Yes, of course if you do it that way ...

On 8/31/21 2:31 PM, Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
> 
> Hi Gerald,
> 
> I `git pull` everything and retest.
> 
> I still see the same bahavior:
> 1. run cuis base, nothing of my config
> 2. load package `PreferencesMenu.pck.st`
> 3. Open Preferences
... here you forgot to pin the menu, if you pin the menu it
works like charm.
> 4. Select 'Hide taskbar'
> 5. => The preferences window closes. There is nothing that can hide it.
> 6. `World -> Window -> Find Window` gives me only the "Workspace" which 
> is truly still there.
> 
> I would say this side effect of closing the Preferences Windows when I 
> change a preference
> is undesirable. But, this is just my opinion ;)
It isn't a side effect, I get the same behavior, when
I do not pin the menu.

Please, watch this video:
https://www.klix.ch/haver/releases/PreferencesPinning.mp4


HTH,

Gerald

> 
> bye
> Nicola
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/31/21 12:46 PM, Gerald Klix wrote:
>> Nicola,
>>
>> thanks for the feedback.
>>
>> On 8/31/21 12:38 PM, Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>>
>>> It looks much better Gerald.
>>>
>>> One thing that i tried to click and it is active is "remove taskbar".
>>>
>>> I noted that if i select it the Preference menu goes away, this is 
>>> undesirable IMO
>>> because it becomes not practical for the user to make several changes 
>>> and see what he likes most.
>> I hope, that your preferences menu was just covered by some previously
>> hidden window, because removing the taskbar makes all hidden windows
>> visible again. I think I was also baffled a bit by that behavior
>> during development. Could you please test again
>> and check with `World -> Windows -> Find Window`; I will retest, too.
>>>
>>> bye
>>> Nicola
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/30/21 2:54 PM, Gerald Klix via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>>> Hi all, Hi Juan,
>>>>
>>>> Please find attached a (rather big) package that reworks
>>>> the preferences menu. My main objective was to provide
>>>> better user feedback by showing the currently
>>>> active setting where feasible.
>>>>
>>>> I am looking forward toyour feedback.
>>>> If the changes are acceptable,
>>>> I will convert the package to change-set
>>>> and resubmit it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HTH and Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Gerald
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Gerald
>