Others can please chime in here… I'm not sure exactly why the new dictionary is
"irritating" but it is.
let's say I want to see all the properties for buttons. I think the old
dictionary gave us that option.
Now if I click on "association "button" and click type "properties" I get the
button props, but the top window on the right only shows a only a few
there was a view in the older dictionary that had a much longer list… I would
prefer myself a left column that was really long so I can see at a glance all
the props that the vertical column height will allow, depending on how the user
has the window sized… and the definitions on the right take up the whole
vertical space i.e. split window horizontally.
IMHO we get:
1) to see a longer list of dictionary entries with out scrolling and
2) can read more of the definition without scrolling. to conserve screen
space I could narrow the window and the definition area on the right panel
would narrow responsively.
OK now if I type "htmltext" into the search, it comes up empty… why? well of
course… I am now "stuck" in
associations: "button"
type: "property"
I'm scratching my head… what is happening? Let's say I have a misconception
that htmltext has something to do with buttons (it does not, but newbies will
not know that) so I'm just stuck… my search gave me nothing.. I'm trying to
understand buttons. the right and left arrow don’t do anything…
In the far left column you need a "clear" button or something… I could click
that, and then my search for "htmltext" would return results (without having to
type again.) Only now as I test did I discover that the way to dismiss the
filters is to click on the filter label "button" or "properties" to "back out"
of where you are… that is UI "mysterious hidden behavior" that breaks all the
rules for any good UI design… at least put a small X top the right of each
filter or a "clear all" or something. I don't mind a few "mystery meat" icons…
any 8 year old today just clicks on everything.. but you don't even have a
control to reset the space back to "top..
OK so I dismiss the filters on the left (but inadvertently leave my search
string "htmlText" in the box top right) click on group filter, database list
of terms is empty… Oh.. .duh I have to go up and manually delete my search
string…*now* the list appears again..
Then there's the two little arrows at the top next ot a clock… what do they do?
hmm, I go to control structure filter… click on the left arrow at the top and
takes me to "revCloseCursor" Why? Oh wait, I guess that was my previous view…
It just feels more like a "burden" now to look for information. Perhaps others
with more UI/UX experience can offer thoughts on this. I'm using it more and
more now that I'm away from server side code and code the UI again (too much
fun…) Maybe its just me… and I need to "get used to it" like riding a motor
cycle instead of a bike….
On 1/26/17, 1:32 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of Ali Lloyd via use-livecode"
<use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
Hi Brahma,
Goes without saying perhaps but it would be extremely helpful if you could
articulate *why* you find this information harder to come by in the current
dictionary. Thanks!
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