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

[Nicola Mingotti]

Yes, Gerald, I missed the pinning, my bad ;)
thank you for the video anyway !

I usually pin the 'Open' menu.

But, If i remember well when i was pinning windows, till about 1 week ago,
there was an icon on the top right corner. Now the icon is gone and it 
is not
much clear how to unpin a window.

Bye
Nicola





On 8/31/21 3:26 PM, Gerald Klix via Cuis-dev wrote:
> 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
>>