[bme-develop] New UI Filenames

[Simon T. <sim...@ga...>]

Hi guys,

Just been talking to Tim about some changes for the new UI.
Having 2 project files seems to work OK, although having files
for the new UI with the same names as the old UI files seems to
create some problems, with the wrong headers being loaded, etc.
Playing with access paths doesn't solve the issue.

However, I would like to see certain changes made to the names
of the files for the UI anyway, so now seems the perfect time to
do it. It would mean the NewUI folder could happily co-exist
with the old UI files, as well as having better names.

There are 2 basic things I want to change:
1) Have all classes in seperate files (within reason: the
wavefilter can stay with the Prefs window, for example). For
example split MsnChatter into 4 files.
2) Remove the "Msn" prefix - the UI isn't necessarily Msn
specific, and I don't think the prefix adds any meaning.

Other than that, I have would like to see a few other items
renamed to make their function clearer.

A full list of the changes proposed is below (// = comments).

I you are both in agreement, it would be good to make these
changes and get at least the New UI "skeleton" committed (as in
the old ui with different file names, plus some emoticon stuff)

Cheers,


Simon
[aaarrrrggggh exams in 5 weeks]

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MsnChatter:
  MsnChatter -> ConversationWindow
  MsnChatterTextView -> ConversationHistoryView
  MsnChatterMessagingView -> ConversationSendTextView // If you
can think of a better name than this, let me know!
  MsnChatterStautsBar -> ConversationStatusBar

  MsnDeskbarView -> DeskbarView

  MsnList -> ContactListView

  MsnLoginWindow -> LoginWindow // Although I prefer a si-mSN
approach of having the login options in the main contact list
window (like Jabber for BeOS if anyone's ever used that), so a
"LoginWindow" would not be needed.

MsnNoticeWindow:
  MsnNoticeWindow -> NotificationPopupWindow // Or just
"NotificationWindow" - notification is a better description than
notice anyway
  MsnNoticeView -> NotificationPopupView // As above - just
"NotificationView"?

MsnOtherWindows:
// Not sure about this - we won't have a "Change screen name"
window anyway, it will be done in the main contact list view.
For now just split out to:
  MsnScreenNameWindow -> ScreenNameWindow
  MsnAddContactWindow -> AddContactWindow

  MsnPreferencesWindow - > PreferencesWindow

MsnTransferWindow:
  // Don't bother with this in the new ui folder, transfers will
be viewed in the conversation as a seperate messageitem

  MsnWindow -> ContactListWindow
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