[bt-devel] [ bibletime-Feature Requests-1465724 ] Complicated windows arrangement system

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Feature Requests item #1465724, was opened at 2006-04-06 15:50
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Submitted By: Wolfgang Stradner (ewst)
>Assigned to: Martin Gruner (mgruner)
Summary: Complicated windows arrangement system

Initial Comment:
There are eight options defintions and hotkeys used in
this process
- vertical tiling (Ctrl+G)
- horizontal tiling (Ctrl+H)
- cascading (Ctrl+J)
- auto vertical tiling (Alt+Ctrl+G)
- auto horizontal tiling (Alt+Ctrl+H)
- auto cascading (Alt+Ctrl+J)
- automatic arrangement (Alt+Ctrl+A)
- manual arrangement (Alt+Ctrl+M)

Furthermore: A switch from manual to automatic mode can
be done by:
- auto vertical tiling (Alt+Ctrl+G)
- auto horizontal tiling (Alt+Ctrl+H)
- auto cascading (Alt+Ctrl+J)
- automatic arrangement (Alt+Ctrl+A)

On the other hand: A switch from automatic to manual
mode can (only) be done by:
- manual arrangement (Alt+Ctrl+M)

In addtion, there are no 'memory helps' for
- G: for vertical tiling
- J : for cascading
( - H: for horizontal tiling is OK)

In addition, there is no icon(tool on the desktop to
show if the manual or automatic mode is on.

I myself have problems to remember those arrangements
and would find it difficult to teach it to others.

-> Simplify the system. Here are some ideas to do this:
Put an tool (icon) on the main toolbar which allows to
toggle (shows) between the two
Then use the same tools for vertical/horizontal tiling
and cascading (there could be three icons on the
toolbar for the two tilings and the cascading.

Shortcuts: Use all with Alt+Ctrl:
Dimension: Auto/manual:
- automatic arrangement (Alt+Ctrl+A)
- manual arrangement (Alt+Ctrl+M)
Dimension: Vertical/Horizontal/Cascade:
- vertical tiling (Alt+Ctrl+V)
- horizontal tiling (Alt+Ctrl+H)
- cascading (Alt+Ctrl+C)



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>Comment By: Martin Gruner (mgruner)
Date: 2008-05-22 13:05

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Discuss?

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Comment By: Wolfgang Stradner (ewst)
Date: 2006-04-07 07:44

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Additional simplification:
You could use only one toggle hotkey for automatic/manual
arrangement (if there is an icon on the toolbar which shows
the status of the arrangment mode, this would be enough.)


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Comment By: Martin Gruner (mgruner)
Date: 2006-04-06 16:27

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This is not a bug report. Moving to RFE.
We want to release 1.6 soon, so I have to limit the bug list to what
really is relevant as well. We can deal with this later, it won't be lost.

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