Re: [Licq-devel] Tree (Thread) view

[Mark V. <03...@dr...>]

On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Dirk A . Mueller wrote:
> On Sam, 29 Apr 2000, Mark Veinot wrote:
> 
> > 1) I think that it would be good to make the new expanded/collapsed icons
> > themeable as with the other list icons so that icon packs will be able to define
> > their own expanded/collapsed icons.
> 
> Hmm. the other option would be not using icons for it but the standard
> tree view display. I've tried both, but couldn't yet decide what is better
> :)

Well I for one love to have the icons there... an option could be to allow
icons to be defined within the icon pack, and if none are specified then use the
default tree view +/- (which don't really show up on a skin with a black
background)

> > 3) When receiving an event from someone in a
> > collapsed group, the group should be expanded to only display that
> > contact until the event has been viewed. 
> > Otherwise that event may be missed. 
> 
> Well, actually I disagree here, that would be misleading. however I could
> expand the group if there is any pending event in it. but then the display
> would be in no way different from the normal list. 

I don't understand what you mean by misleading... it displays the one contact
that has an event until the event is viewed. Much like the current
implementation for offline users with pending events.

> My open questions are: 
> 
> 1) what to do if a group is empty or showing of offline users is disabled
> and there is no user online in that group. hide the group header then?

I suggest keeping the header as I feel that it would be misleading to remove it.

 
> > 4) It should be an option to not have the group "All Users" shown in the
> > thread view because many people may have all of their users sorted into
> > various groups 
> 
> that's why it is sorted at the bottom. However it could be changed to a "Not
> in any group" group that only contains those users who are not part of any
> other user groups. opinions?

I think that changing it to a "Not in any other group" list when tree-view is
enabled is a good solution.

-- 
Mark Veinot - Computer Science - Acadia University

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