[brlcad-tracker] [ brlcad-Bugs-3475478 ] Inconsistent mged GUI menu check box formats

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Bugs item #3475478, was opened at 2012-01-18 04:15
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Category: Geometry Editing
Group: unexpected behavior
Status: Open
Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Tom Browder (tbrowder2)
Assigned to: Sean Morrison (brlcad)
Summary: Inconsistent mged GUI menu check box formats

Initial Comment:
Most menus show a check mark for checked entries, but the items in the "Settings" menu show dots when checked.

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>Comment By: Sean Morrison (brlcad)
Date: 2012-05-16 20:52

Message:
Ah I see what you mean now.  Yeah, that's basically relying on Tk defaults
and it looks like they're just sucking.  It should look something more like
this:  http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/perl3/tk/figs/mptk.1201.gif

I believe that code is in src/tclscripts/mged/openw.tcl if you're feeling
ambitious.. :)  Could be a simple matter of setting some attribute/property
on the menu widget or could beg for a conversion to the new ttk widgets.


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Comment By: Tom Browder (tbrowder2)
Date: 2012-05-16 14:12

Message:
I guess the dots are supposed to be radio buttons, but the usual white 3D
"holes" are not evident for the non-selected items. 

See attached screen shot.

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Comment By: Sean Morrison (brlcad)
Date: 2012-05-14 14:50

Message:
Not sure I understand.  Screenshot?  Some of the settings are mutually
exclusive "radio buttons", so you can only select one of them.  Those are
probably rendered as dots instead of checks.  Are they what you are
referring to?

Checkboxes are usually for toggling on/off independent options, not option
sets.

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