[Adium-devl] Support for adding new view?

[Christopher Forsythe]

I've played with that design some, it was cumbersome :(

Chris

On Nov 11, 2006, at 11:58 AM, Andre-John Mas wrote:

> This issue I have always had with the current finder info window is
> that it fails to support
>   scrolling if you open too many sections.
>
> Another solution would be keep the current layout and simply replace
> the tabs by a combo
> box. The thing that current presentation has going for it is
> simplicity and it doesn't feel
> over loaded.
>
> Andre
>
> On 10-Nov-06, at 16:31 , Colin Barrett wrote:
>
>> Why would we need to use PSM tabs? Who needs to drag and re-order
>> the tabs?
>>
>> Also, I'm not sure how the finder's get info is wasteful: here it
>> is with no sections open:
>>
>>
>> <Picture 9.png>
>> And with the default:
>>
>>
>> <Picture 10.png>
>>
>>
>> Adium's get info window has a terrible UI right now, and I really
>> think it needs improvement and reorganization. The Finder's get
>> info window, I think, is a nice example of a modular UI that works
>> much better than what we have currently.
>>
>> On Nov 10, 2006, at 11:17 AM, Ofri Wolfus wrote:
>>
>>> I must say I don't like the Finder's info window as it wastes lots
>>> of space when you have few sections opened. I suggest allowing
>>> plugins to add new tabs to the panel and stay with the current
>>> look (maybe use PSMTabs?).
>>>
>>> - Ofri
>>>
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>>> On 10/11/2006, at 23:04, disposable at infinitenexus.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> If the disclosable view concept is used I think it'll be relatively
>>>> hard to make the overall view look horrible, because each "part"
>>>> becomes its own functional segment defined by the content rect,
>>>> disclosure button and title. So an info window plugin would need to
>>>> provide a view and a localized title and then handle itself. Thus
>>>> the
>>>> worse that could happen is a badly laid out section of controls,  
>>>> but
>>>> its contained, and the majority will likely be owned by the  
>>>> core, so
>>>> it should be a negligible impact as ours will be 'best of breed'.
>>>> Disjointed, possibly.
>>>>
>>>> That's my .02, unadjusted.
>>>>
>>>> - brian 'bgannin' ganninger
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 10, 2006, at 2:33 PM, Colin Barrett wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 10, 2006, at 10:27 AM, Evan Schoenberg wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Nov 10, 2006, at 3:14 PM, Colin Barrett wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris brings up an excellent point -- we were thinking of
>>>>>>> adding an
>>>>>>> International area to the get info window (it's getting a
>>>>>>> facelift
>>>>>>> soon, more on that as I have time to write it) with per-user
>>>>>>> Spell
>>>>>>> Check prefs and timezone information.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The translation plugin could be included and integrated to an
>>>>>> International area, as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Get Info window used to be dynamically built up using views
>>>>>> supplied by multiple plugins... but it turns out to be a huge
>>>>>> hassle
>>>>>> to make these look good together.  Not an argument against,
>>>>>> really,
>>>>>> but just something to keep in mind in implementing a rewrite.
>>>>>
>>>>> The plan is to make something that looks a lot like the Finder's
>>>>> Get
>>>>> Info window. I haven't even hit the mockup stage for this yet,  
>>>>> so i
>>>>> can't really tell you what it's going to end up looking like other
>>>>> than that.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Colin
>>>>>
>>>>>
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