Re: Ideas for Tab Control: the «Load As»
Al Getz wrote:
>
> Antonio Alessi wrote:
> >
> > Al Getz wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi again,
> > >
> > > So you're saying use a menu to replace the tabs?
> > > I kinda like having the tabs now though :)
> > > I would like having both tabs and the menu however.
> > >
> > > Al
> > >
> >
> > (sorry for the last empty message)
> >
> > Hi AL,
> >
> > I was just repeating myself, since your example exactly fits my guess;
> > I wouldn't like to appear insistent however :)
> >
> > Really, it seems we glimpse the same solution: my suggestion was to have
> > both tabs and the menus, this way:
> >
> > LP_1 LP_2 LP_3 LP_4 LP_5 -- these are 5 !menus,
> > ________________________________
> >
> > -- on mouse touch, each opens the tab control with, let's say, 1 to 9 tabs.
> >
> > Tab1 | Tab2 | Tab3 | Tab4 | Tab5 | Tab6 | Tab7 | Tab8 | Tab9 |
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________
> >
> > Inside every tab we can put how many buttons, or icons or LV you want.
> > ok?
> > this should be quick to build as well as to use.
> >
> > The fact is that when the tabs were born, it was rare to load 30-40 files
> > at a time, what to day seems rather a "habit"; they were not created for
> > dynamic scopes like loading etc., but rather for programs' options display:
> >
> > the today's tabs structure for tools like editors is insufficient by itself,
> >
> > neither the multiline nor vertical nor all around tabs positioning
> > can resolve the problem, since the window doesn't change, and we cannot have
> > more tabs than text. Altough scrolling, the Tabs represent a static mode,
> > like a mono-dimensional array, that we are trying to bring to
> > multi-dimensional here.
> >
> > That was my first idea;
> > how much those !menu can satisfy the need I can't know until I'll work with.
> >
> > antonio
>
> Now you've got me thinking about two ideas...
>
> I thought you meant something else, which i was liking...
>
>
> -- lets say 1 to 18 tabs, of which only the first 8 are visible now:
>
> | Tab1 | Tab2 | Tab3 | Tab4 | Tab5 | Tab6 | Tab7 | Tab8 |
>
> ______________________________________________________________
>
>
> My 'menu' was going to open like this:
>
> Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
> Tab1
> Tab2
> Tab3
> Tab4
> Tab5
> Tab6
> Tab7
> Tab8
>
> 'Edit' is the popup for editing the tab color, etc.
> The other 8 items are of course each tab, where when you click on
> that tab comes into the center of the tab control for easy access.
>
> Also possible:
>
> Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
> Tab1
> Tab9
> Tab18
>
> Where Tab1 is of course the first tab, and Tab9 is the next
> tab that would appear at the first tab position (where tab1 is now)
> if that menu item was clicked. If tab9 were clicked on the menu
> only tabs 9 though 17 would appear next on top because say tab 18
> doesnt fit, so Tab18 also has to appear on the menu.
> The only difference here is the actual full names would appear:
>
> Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
> Web Stuff
> Euphoria Projects
> Calculators
>
> The only drawback is you'd have to remember that your (say) Financial
> Stuff was after (say) Calculators...maybe this isnt that good.
>
> If the entire set of tabs appear on the menu that would be good
> i think. Perhaps then another menu for groups of tabs, but im
> not sure yet if we would need that now.
> What do you think?
>
>
> Al
>
>
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
>
Sorry, i made a mistake in that last post.
The menu was supposed to look like this:
Edit> paste/copy/cut/etc.
Tab1
Tab2
Tab3
Tab4
Tab5
Tab6
Tab7
Tab8
Tab9
Tab10
Tab11
Tab12
Tab13
Tab14
Tab15
Tab16
Tab17
Tab18
when only the first 8 are visible in the tab control. The user
can click on any menu item and go instantly to that exact tab.
Take care,
Al
And, good luck with your Euphoria programming!
My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
From "Black Knight":
"I can live with losing the good fight,
but i can not live without fighting it".
"Well on second thought, maybe not."
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