Re: [Gramps-devel] Sidebar change suggestion

[Peter L. <pet...@te...>]

Nick,

I have used the "History" sidebar to see what people I have selected. I find the using the logging 
Gramplet a little easier to use. I know this is valid for people view only. The sidebar handles many 
data types.

/Peter

> Benny,
> 
> I can probably do the changes quicker than you.  However, I think it is
> time to evaluate this functionality and consider how we want to move
> forward.
> 
> If you remember, this was one of two prototypes I wrote in order to
> investigate enhancements to the Gramps user interface.  Now I have had a
> better chance to use it,  there are some things that I like and others
> that I don't.
> 
> I like the idea of sidebar plugins, but I think they are in the wrong
> place.
> 
> I suggest that we remove the close button and plugin selection button
> completely and go back to a single fixed width navigation sidebar.  I
> was hoping that developers would try out experimental navigation
> plugins, but this has not been the case.  We will still keep the code
> modular so that it will be easier to develop a new navigation interface.
> 
> I would like to move the sidebar plugins into the filter sidebar,
> together with a gramplet sidebar.  I prototyped this in the second of my
> two prototypes for multiple views.
> 
> At this stage, I don't recommend actually implementing multiple view
> functionality.
> 
> I would be interested in your thoughts on this.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Nick.
> 
> Benny Malengier wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > There are some things I want to change with the current sidebar:
> > 
> > 1/ the close button is annoying in my opinion. I click it
> > accidentally, it is bright red in my style, it goes over the button
> > when making sidebar smaller.
> > I would suggest to move close to the drop down list as last entry,
> > with an icon in front of it. After all, it is button nobody ever
> > needs, or if you need it, you need it one time. So no need to glare at
> > me all the time :-)
> > 
> > 2/ sidebar does not remember it's width on close and restart. I'd add
> > two keys for that.
> > 
> > Nick, should you know how to do that quickly, let me know, and I'll
> > leave it to you :-)
> > 
> > Benny
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