Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi Jürgen, Can the work outlined below, to move the interrupting dialog's functionality to top of Composer's Composition Panel, be included with 2.2 release? Regards, Larry On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:04 AM, kimaidou kimai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Larry +1 for your proposal ! 2014-01-26 Larry Shaffer lar...@dakotacarto.com Hi, So, to recap: +1 to remove the annoying, interrupting new name dialog, and +1 for moving its functionality to the top of the Composition Panel A non-editable field displaying the name and a simple edit button next to it that opens up the same rename dialog as is found in the Composer Manager would be all that is needed. I suggest the continued use of the rename dialog since it offers validation that the name is unique among existing composers names, and allows for quickly building a name off of an existing name. If this change (not really a feature) will be allowed for 2.2 release, I can commit the work today. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Larry Shaffer lar...@dakotacarto.comwrote: Hi, I specifically added that dialog, since so many times my composers resulted in unrecognizable names. I believe without it many users will suffer from this as well. However, I'm not necessarily keen on its implementation, but wish not to remove the functionality, just move it elsewhere. The new naming functionality (e.g. to quickly base a name off of an existing composer, etc.) is already part of Composer Manager, so nothing needs changed there. A better solution when creating a new composer, and gently nudging the user to set a name for it, might be to move the dialog's widget functionality to a 'Name' field at the top of the Composition panel. Then, when a user creates a new composer and the main window is shown, set keyboard focus to that field and set its background to a color to signify the user should consider entering a unique name (e.g. pale yellow). The background could be on a singleshot timer so that it fades out after a bit. This would only be when creating a new Composer; and, since the field could already have a generated name inputted, the user can just choose to ignore it. This also means that GUI scripts don't have to deal with the current interim dialog. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Andreas Neumann a.neum...@carto.netwrote: Hi, +1 for removing it. Maybe an auto-generated name that does not clash with existing composer names would be useful - which the user can later on rename. The user will have to set paper format anyway. In this step he can also set the composer name. Andreas Am 25.01.2014 09:04, schrieb kimaidou: Hi Martin +1 for removing it, as it is a step I usually skip too. But only if we provide a input field in the composer properties tab to allow to add/change the name directly in the opened composer (above the paper size for example). This way I won't need to open the composer manager only to rename it afterwards. Michael 2014/1/25 Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi Larry +1 for your proposal ! 2014-01-26 Larry Shaffer lar...@dakotacarto.com Hi, So, to recap: +1 to remove the annoying, interrupting new name dialog, and +1 for moving its functionality to the top of the Composition Panel A non-editable field displaying the name and a simple edit button next to it that opens up the same rename dialog as is found in the Composer Manager would be all that is needed. I suggest the continued use of the rename dialog since it offers validation that the name is unique among existing composers names, and allows for quickly building a name off of an existing name. If this change (not really a feature) will be allowed for 2.2 release, I can commit the work today. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Larry Shaffer lar...@dakotacarto.comwrote: Hi, I specifically added that dialog, since so many times my composers resulted in unrecognizable names. I believe without it many users will suffer from this as well. However, I'm not necessarily keen on its implementation, but wish not to remove the functionality, just move it elsewhere. The new naming functionality (e.g. to quickly base a name off of an existing composer, etc.) is already part of Composer Manager, so nothing needs changed there. A better solution when creating a new composer, and gently nudging the user to set a name for it, might be to move the dialog's widget functionality to a 'Name' field at the top of the Composition panel. Then, when a user creates a new composer and the main window is shown, set keyboard focus to that field and set its background to a color to signify the user should consider entering a unique name (e.g. pale yellow). The background could be on a singleshot timer so that it fades out after a bit. This would only be when creating a new Composer; and, since the field could already have a generated name inputted, the user can just choose to ignore it. This also means that GUI scripts don't have to deal with the current interim dialog. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Andreas Neumann a.neum...@carto.netwrote: Hi, +1 for removing it. Maybe an auto-generated name that does not clash with existing composer names would be useful - which the user can later on rename. The user will have to set paper format anyway. In this step he can also set the composer name. Andreas Am 25.01.2014 09:04, schrieb kimaidou: Hi Martin +1 for removing it, as it is a step I usually skip too. But only if we provide a input field in the composer properties tab to allow to add/change the name directly in the opened composer (above the paper size for example). This way I won't need to open the composer manager only to rename it afterwards. Michael 2014/1/25 Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi Martin +1 for removing it, as it is a step I usually skip too. But only if we provide a input field in the composer properties tab to allow to add/change the name directly in the opened composer (above the paper size for example). This way I won't need to open the composer manager only to rename it afterwards. Michael 2014/1/25 Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Am 25.01.2014, 06:05 Uhr, schrieb Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com: Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) +1 for removing the the popup. For me, it always stops me in my workflow. Even though I know it's there, I'm always surprised and just hit enter to make it go away. Best wishes, Anita -- anitagraser.com ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi, +1 for removing it. Maybe an auto-generated name that does not clash with existing composer names would be useful - which the user can later on rename. The user will have to set paper format anyway. In this step he can also set the composer name. Andreas Am 25.01.2014 09:04, schrieb kimaidou: Hi Martin +1 for removing it, as it is a step I usually skip too. But only if we provide a input field in the composer properties tab to allow to add/change the name directly in the opened composer (above the paper size for example). This way I won't need to open the composer manager only to rename it afterwards. Michael 2014/1/25 Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi, I specifically added that dialog, since so many times my composers resulted in unrecognizable names. I believe without it many users will suffer from this as well. However, I'm not necessarily keen on its implementation, but wish not to remove the functionality, just move it elsewhere. The new naming functionality (e.g. to quickly base a name off of an existing composer, etc.) is already part of Composer Manager, so nothing needs changed there. A better solution when creating a new composer, and gently nudging the user to set a name for it, might be to move the dialog's widget functionality to a 'Name' field at the top of the Composition panel. Then, when a user creates a new composer and the main window is shown, set keyboard focus to that field and set its background to a color to signify the user should consider entering a unique name (e.g. pale yellow). The background could be on a singleshot timer so that it fades out after a bit. This would only be when creating a new Composer; and, since the field could already have a generated name inputted, the user can just choose to ignore it. This also means that GUI scripts don't have to deal with the current interim dialog. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Andreas Neumann a.neum...@carto.netwrote: Hi, +1 for removing it. Maybe an auto-generated name that does not clash with existing composer names would be useful - which the user can later on rename. The user will have to set paper format anyway. In this step he can also set the composer name. Andreas Am 25.01.2014 09:04, schrieb kimaidou: Hi Martin +1 for removing it, as it is a step I usually skip too. But only if we provide a input field in the composer properties tab to allow to add/change the name directly in the opened composer (above the paper size for example). This way I won't need to open the composer manager only to rename it afterwards. Michael 2014/1/25 Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
Re: [Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi, So, to recap: +1 to remove the annoying, interrupting new name dialog, and +1 for moving its functionality to the top of the Composition Panel A non-editable field displaying the name and a simple edit button next to it that opens up the same rename dialog as is found in the Composer Manager would be all that is needed. I suggest the continued use of the rename dialog since it offers validation that the name is unique among existing composers names, and allows for quickly building a name off of an existing name. If this change (not really a feature) will be allowed for 2.2 release, I can commit the work today. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Larry Shaffer lar...@dakotacarto.comwrote: Hi, I specifically added that dialog, since so many times my composers resulted in unrecognizable names. I believe without it many users will suffer from this as well. However, I'm not necessarily keen on its implementation, but wish not to remove the functionality, just move it elsewhere. The new naming functionality (e.g. to quickly base a name off of an existing composer, etc.) is already part of Composer Manager, so nothing needs changed there. A better solution when creating a new composer, and gently nudging the user to set a name for it, might be to move the dialog's widget functionality to a 'Name' field at the top of the Composition panel. Then, when a user creates a new composer and the main window is shown, set keyboard focus to that field and set its background to a color to signify the user should consider entering a unique name (e.g. pale yellow). The background could be on a singleshot timer so that it fades out after a bit. This would only be when creating a new Composer; and, since the field could already have a generated name inputted, the user can just choose to ignore it. This also means that GUI scripts don't have to deal with the current interim dialog. Regards, Larry On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Andreas Neumann a.neum...@carto.netwrote: Hi, +1 for removing it. Maybe an auto-generated name that does not clash with existing composer names would be useful - which the user can later on rename. The user will have to set paper format anyway. In this step he can also set the composer name. Andreas Am 25.01.2014 09:04, schrieb kimaidou: Hi Martin +1 for removing it, as it is a step I usually skip too. But only if we provide a input field in the composer properties tab to allow to add/change the name directly in the opened composer (above the paper size for example). This way I won't need to open the composer manager only to rename it afterwards. Michael 2014/1/25 Martin Dobias wonder...@gmail.com Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
[Qgis-developer] New composer's title
Hi Is there any good reason for the small pop-up dialog asking for composer name when user wants to create a new composer? There is the composer manager where the composer can be renamed at any time, so to me it looks like an unnecessary step and I would be happy to remove it :-) Regards Martin ___ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
