4 Apr
2011
4 Apr
'11
4:03 p.m.
Hi Guys,
So I have been doing a lot of work on the Import from OCAL dialog and I have finally finished! I was wondering whether I could get some testing, especially on some different platforms with different internet connections.
All you need to do is get my branch using: bzr branch lp:~and471/inkscape/ocal-dialog-improvements
And then compile as usual. You will find the dialog in File > Import Clip Art
So yeah, basically I want a lot of testing, to iron out any errors that I have missed and also feedback on the stuff I have done. Then once that is all done, I shall propose for merging into trunk.
A list of changes is below, as well as a link to screenshots of the new dialog.
Thanks!
--
Andrew
Screenshots:
http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/OCAL_Dialog_Re-Design
== Changes ==
* UI Redesign (which includes)
- Altered the padding and packing of all widgets
- Added search entry with clear and search icons
- Added OCAL Logo overlay
- Put descriptions inline in list
- New preview widget that shows extra metadata
- New status widget to notify on errors/success etc.
- Dialog is now persistent (retains state)
- Better messages for the user
- Changed title/menuitem to 'Import Clip Art'
* Backend stuff (which includes)
- Use new GFile API instead of depreciated GNOMEVFS
- Use async methods so the UI isn't blocked
- Use smaller, thumbnail images in the preview widget (save on
bandwidth and increase speed)
- Implement cancelling of operations
- Put downloaded resources into one directory, from which we can
use later
- Big cleanup in terms of code