I agree with Bruce on the suggestion NOT to erase the options when changing the type of a symbol: this feature is useful when we draw everything right on the first shot, but when correcting errors in types (or refining the drawing from a first draft), it often create new unnoticed errors by erasing the options.
Xavier Le 31/03/2014 11:15, herich at speleodd.sk a écrit : > I would point just one thing: line slope - in context menu "border on" > is missing. > Anyway, for new users of Therion it´s great help, I was dreaming about > since beginning.. > Palo > > Quoting Footleg <drfootleg at gmail.com>: > >> Thanks for bringing that new feature to my attention Bruce. Somehow I >> completely missed that these context menus had been added. Very useful! >> >> Footleg >> >> >> On 31 March 2014 04:42, Bruce <bruce at tomo.co.nz> wrote: >> >>> Stacho >>> >>> Just been having another burst of drawing, and the changes in 5.3.14 >>> XTherion seem like they will be helpful for new users, and maybe >>> educate >>> some old users as to what options are available for various entities! >>> >>> >>> >>> I did not think I would use the context menus much, but in fact, >>> although >>> a bit mouse intensive for my liking, they are often an improvement in >>> workflow. I no longer have to move cursor from drawing to >>> right-hand menu >>> area and back to drawing all the time. However typing the names and >>> options does still provide some mouse relief. >>> >>> >>> >>> I notice a small anomaly in the context menus for lines of type wall. >>> >>> Moonmilk is missing off the bottom of the segment subtype menu. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Also the plurals of stalactite and 'mite are missing from the point >>> speleothem menus (I manually typed in the plural in the screenshot) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> A small suggestion. When the 'type' symbol is changed (from both >>> context >>> menu and right-hand menu area) all the options (as far as I have >>> noticed) >>> are reset to their defaults. This is annoying if you accidentally >>> set the >>> wrong type, set all the options you want, and then correct the type >>> - only >>> to lose all the options. My preference would be to leave options as >>> they >>> are, when the type of an entity is changed (except when changing the >>> 'type' >>> is the first operation after creating a new entity). What do other >>> users >>> think? This could upset some workflows. >>> >>> >>> >>> And one more thing: I notice these days the therion command window that >>> opens during the compilation process stays open and delays access to >>> Xtherion for about 15 sec or more after the compile has completed. >>> I'm not >>> sure if this is a 5.3.14 thing, or an old dying Win XP thing. Have only >>> noticed it since 5.3.14 >>> >>> >>> >>> Also, people who have integrated Therion activation into Notepad++ will >>> need to make a small change to accommodate TclTk to 8.6, as I noted >>> on the >>> wiki a while back. >>> http://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/doku.php/contrib:externaleditors#notepad >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* therion-bounces at speleo.sk [mailto:therion-bounces at speleo.sk] >>> *On >>> Behalf Of *Stacho Mudrak >>> *Sent:* Sunday, 23 February 2014 9:09 p.m. >>> *To:* List for Therion users >>> *Subject:* [Therion] 5.3.14 >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi everybody, >>> >>> >>> >>> yesterday I have updated xtherion a little bit. "Edit->Hide inactive >>> scraps" should work now as well as right clicking on point or line >>> invokes >>> context menu. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you have some idea, what else should go to context menu or how items >>> there should be arranged, please let me know. >>> >>> >>> >>> For windows users: I have upgraded bundled TclTk to 8.6 (in fact, >>> only 8.5 >>> features were needed), but I had to compile it my self. I hope, >>> there will >>> be no major issues. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, S. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Therion mailing list >>> Therion at speleo.sk >>> http://mailman.speleo.sk/mailman/listinfo/therion >>> >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Therion mailing list > Therion at speleo.sk > http://mailman.speleo.sk/mailman/listinfo/therion -- > ------------------------- > Xavier Pennec > Senior Research Scientist / Directeur de recherche > Asclepios project-team, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis > 2004 Route des Lucioles, BP93 > F-06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France > +33 4 92 38 76 64 > +33 6 78 35 16 90 > http://www-sop.inria.fr/asclepios/ > -------------------------------
