I vote yes for the mockup!
Utkarsh Ayachit wrote:
I agree, the pipeline preview is confusing and for the most part
useless. Unless people object, I'd vote for removing it as well.
Attached is a sample mockup. In case of filters like Append which have
single input port, but multiple input connections, the use can type in
a comma separated list of the inputs in the input field or select
multiple items using the pipeline browser in the dialog.
Utkarsh
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Christian Werner
<christian.wer...@rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
As a user, may I present three suggestions, two of which should be very easy
and still yield an improvement.
1) remove the Pipeline Preview: This may be rude because it's somehow nice.
But then again, you cannot change what happens to the pipeline anyway. Also,
I don't think one would change his mind about the selection of the inputs
just because the Pipeline Preview shows something unsuspected. Most of the
time the user knows what he is doing and wants to quickly and easily select
his inputs. The actual layout works against this intend. The Pipeline
Preview can be included again once a nice layout is found.
2) hide the Pipeline Preview and make it visible if the user wants to
3) change the layout such that the inputs are shown on top and let QT manage
the form's height. You normally don't use so many inputs, so this most
probably would never lead to problems.
Best regards,
Christian
Paul Edwards wrote:
One simple fix would be to make sure that the preview window isn't
selectable. A lot of my users get confused thinking one box is for
the input and the other as the source.
Regards,
Paul
On 12 March 2010 19:10, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayac...@kitware.com>
wrote:
I cannot agree more. I am going to take a stab and fixing this before
3.8. We've just had too many complaints about this dialog to keep on
delaying this.
Utkarsh
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Christian Werner
<christian.wer...@rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
Hello!
I wonder why the input port selection is so cramped in the input editor.
It
is really bad that you cannot actually read out the selections you make
without moving the scrollbar. Then, after scrolling, you cannot change
the
other input without scrolling back. This really steals your time. On the
other hand there is that pipeline preview which is nice to see but
honestly
I'd instantly trade it away for a better overview on my inputs. I have
attached a picture that shows the situation on my PC.
By the way, doesn't anyone have any idea about my last issue? (no
cell/point
data in imported ITK volumes):
"Create Cell or Point Data out of Image"
Best regards,
Christian
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