[bt-devel] suggested improvements

[mark lybarger]

Martin Gruner wrote:

> 
> As you can see here 
> http://sourceforge.net/pm/task.php?func=detailtask&project_task_id=50137&group_id=954&group_project_id=18090, 
> there is already plan to redo the User Interface of the searchdialog (of 
> which the range chooser is a part). Would you like to take this over?
> IMHO the search dialog should be completely redesigned according to a nice 
> and functional UI definition which we agree upon before. I would be happy if 
> you would like to do this! Your ideas listed above are all good and could be 
> included. But by redesigning the whole thing they might become obsolete / 
> outdated. So?

I would be willing to work on a redesign of the search interface.  I'll 
take a look at the suggestions from DRE related to this.

What is the release and coding plan for the 1.2 - 1.3 versions?  Has 
there been or will there be a separate CVS opened for the 1.2 development?

>
> 
>>4. Main working area:
>>	If I've maximized a module, and then open another module, my maximize is
>>taken away. Once I maximize something, I should have to minimize it :).
>>  Maybe this deals slightly with MDI.  I like the way KDevelop handles
>>this with tabs.
> 
> 
> The MDI stuff will hopefully become better with QT3.
> Tabs involve a major architectural change (source and UI), which does not fit 
> well into BibleTime's UI concept. Therefore we should decide to leave this 
> for now, maybe reconsider it later.
> 
> Thanks for your willingness to help. God bless,
> 
> Martin
>