Re: [Audacity-devel] Tree View
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From: Andreas M. <And...@gm...> - 2007-11-28 14:52:52
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James Crook wrote: > Andreas Micheler wrote: > >> Now I have a working Tree Window for Audacity!... >> > Please post a screenshot so that people who don't download the exe can > have a look too. > Sure, here it is: <http://www.physik.uni-augsburg.de/~micheler/Audacity_with_TreeWindow.png> >> I think this would be a nice feature. >> However, is it wanted? >> > Some kind of tree view is wanted, but I can see this code changing a > lot. This looks too experimental to be checked in to CVS head. > That's a pity! > If we had the extension plug ins system working well, I'd say make it > into a plug in, and discuss any new hooks that are needed to make that work. > > Even though we don't, I still think that's the way to go. The technique > I prefer is for plug ins to be able to add extra pages to the main view. > Then we can start refactoring TrackPanel, making a track window that > can be used outside a track panel, and we can run alternative views of > the track panel in parallel with the standard view. > > We can't safely refactor TrackPanel until after 1.4.0 is released. > I see. > I'd like to spend more time discussing this new feature and the related > features right now. However, Audacity needs a 1.4.0 release urgently, > and though fun to talk about the future features of Audacity, Audacity > won't have a future unless we release 1.4.0. If you can help us with > getting 1.4.0 released > > http://www.audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Release_Checklist > > that would free up more developer time to talk about the new features. > Also we'd be able to start doing the TrackPanel refactoring, and > actually using plug in extension modules, rather than wishing that we could. > Okay, I'll help a little. But the TreeWindow is very useful for organizing Tracks. And it can be enabled/disabled via the View Menu, so if the default value is not to show it, it wont be created at all. >> What to do? >> > On its own it feels incomplete - should not be checked in at this stage, > i.e. not until we have 1.4.0 out. > Mhm. :-( :-( :-( > --James. > A bit sad greetings, Andreas |