On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 06:56:16PM -0400, bulia byak wrote:
I want to remove "SP* Properties" dialogs that are listed in the right-click menu of shape objects. Reasons:
they use technical terms without any explanations and are therefore confusing
they don't stay on top (I just didn't bother with them, planning to
remove them eventually)
- they're very limited (no units, no live update from selection)
I agree these are problems with the current code.
- most importantly, they're now completely redundant: if you want
access to the raw attributes, use the XML editor; if you want convenient units, explanations, and live update from selection, use the controls bars of the corresponding tools.
So I'd like to know if anyone is really using them, and if so, why and what needs to be done to help these users move away from this ancient remnant to more modern facilities. In other words, is there any unique functionality or convenience in them that I'm failing to see?
I was intending to use this code for the domain-specific attributes that Endre Nagy was wanting. Even in its current form with the limitations that Bulia mentions earlier, these dialog boxes are better than the XML editor for the task.
Also, there's currently no other way for editing the properties of <a> objects to my knowledge other than the XML editor. Even the current code is better for the task than using the XML editor, and some of the problems in the current code could be addressed relatively easily. (Adding tooltips would be a good start.)
The image URL may be another example.
pjrm.