Re: [csjava-developer] TheButtonMatrix comments

[Daryl V. H. <dva...@sf...>]

Unfortunately, I didn't see what you saw.

Another problem I have is I only have one platform to test things on 
(Windows 98SE), whereas you're probably using Windows XP.

So, I've looked at my code and tried to figure out what might cause the 
problems you mention, and discovered that I'm not packing the window and 
then refitting it.
I added that code and think it solves some problems.

I haven't done anything about the ragged buttons yet, but I'll get to 
that soon. Maybe I can use a different Layout manager...

Please update and test again and see if that solves those problems.

I do agree that the buttons take up space and a menu would probably do 
better.
Maybe some sort of system that lets the user choose from a variety of 
different methods of displaying a bunch of actions?
i.e., some buttons, some menu items, some property (right-click) menu 
items, etc.

Just some thoughts.

Daryl.

Toby Donaldson wrote:

> Daryl,
>
> I've been looking at TheButtonMatrix, and I think it's nearly read to 
> add to TheMatrix. An essential fix is needed, though:
>
> - The image is not correctly set in the frame. The bottom of the frame 
> is too low, and so a gray line is visible. Also, the right side of the 
> entire image is apparently covered by the button panel. The image must 
> appear precisely in the frame, with no excess space or overlapping.
>
> In addition, there are some possible improvements that would probably 
> make it better, although we can live without them:
>
> - The button panel background is big, gray, and unappealing. Can it be 
> white instead? Can a method to set the button panel background be added?
> - When the button panel is put on the left side of the image, the 
> right edge of the buttons is ragged because the buttons are not the 
> same width. This looks messy and should be fixed, i.e. the buttons 
> should be made the same width.
> - After seeing the button panels, I think a menu bar with a menu 
> containing the save/load/close features would probably look nicer. For 
> beginners, having the buttons right on the screen where they can see 
> them is good, because then they don't need to hunt around or guess 
> what features are available. But there is so much unused space, that 
> after a while I suspect many users will find that to be a bit of an 
> eyesore. So a menu bar might be the nicest way to deal with this.
> - And speaking of the menu bar, another possibility is to use a 
> mouse-click menu, e.g. when the user, say, right-clicks on the image, 
> a menu with the save/load/close options would pop up. For frequent 
> users of TheMatrix, this might be popular.
>
> I added the file ButtonTest into your developer package on CVS with a 
> few more test rungs, including a few comments. I also add the method 
> "enableAllButtons" to TheButtonMatrix.
>
> Toby
>
>
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