OK/Cancel sounds like go back to Option dialog instead of MultiImput dialog
That could be a minimalist and intuitive solution,
Peppe
2017-05-22 13:14 GMT+02:00 Giuseppe Aruta <giuseppe.ar...@gmail.com>:
> Tanks for the comment Ede
> again tomorrow I will be out for work for 11 days. I will post pone any
> decision when I am back.
> If you want to do any modification, you are most welcome.
> Peppe
>
> 2017-05-22 13:06 GMT+02:00 <edgar.sol...@web.de>:
>
>> On 22.05.2017 12:40, Giuseppe Aruta wrote:
>> > 1. open Project Properties
>> > 2. enable Metadata Change checkbox (a "Cancel" button that is enabled
>> > together with "Apply")
>> > 3. change the comment
>> > 4. ups, i erred, i want the old entry back
>> >
>> > As the GUI is defined (by MultiInputDialog) can see two schenarios:
>> > *) If the "Apply" button is not clicked, it close the diallog with no
>> > effects on any modification the user can do (see Style dialog). *The old
>> > good entry is save*.
>>
>> yes, but un-intuitive as the user would expect an alternative to APPLY
>> buttonwise ;)
>>
>> the Change Style Dialog is actually wrong as well. it allows you to apply
>> a style and after that Cancel and Ok have the same function. so it is not
>> exactly a good role model to follow here.
>>
>> i suggest you choose either
>>
>> OK/Cancel - advantage easy to understand, disadvantage OK saves the new
>> values & closes the dialog, no visual confirmation
>>
>> OK, replaced by Cancel/Apply on changes, back to OK only when changes
>> were applied/cancelled - advantage visual confirmation of the changes,
>> disadvantage more effort to implement
>>
>> > but
>> > **) if the "Apply" button is clicked before than "Cancel" button, this
>> > will close dialog but modifications are not restored to original
>> values. *The
>> > old good entry is gone.*
>>
>> that's how it usually works
>>
>> > I am thinking more to an extra button, located close to "Edit project
>> > metadata", called "Restore metadata form file" that does the job.
>> > This would work even if the user changes his mind after having clicked
>> > "Apply" and inadvertently closed the dialog.
>>
>> ok, that's an idea. but do you really think it is worth the effort? are
>> the SRS code and an info comment that difficult to reentry by hand? ;)
>>
>> > Extra schenario. The user does 1 to 4 steps, click "Apply" button,
>> closes
>> > the dialog, *saves project* and "repents at the end of his days".
>> > Possible solutions
>> > a) add an extra warning on SaveProject plugin that that project is
>> going to
>> > be saved
>> > b) implement undo/redo on TaskPropertiesPlugin
>> >
>>
>> same as above, SRS code and info comment. nothing crucial around here
>> ;).. ede
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