Filters "dialog" in 2.0

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Tuesday 26 June 2007, Ronan Zeegers wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> > Ronan Zeegers wrote:
> >> Cyrille Berger wrote:
> >>>> Here is my proposition for the filter UI:
> >>>> http://www.ronanzeegers.com/krita-ui/KritaFilter-UI-Mockup-01.png
> >>>
> >>> The preset proposal is interesting. And there is indeed no need to use
> >>> that much space for it in the dialog, the set one button could be
> >>> splited to have "new preset" and "delete preset".
> >>
> >> I would be better to have a small dialog when clicking on the arrow.
> >> There you can select what the preset you need, additing, naming or
> >> deleting
> >
> > You just violated usability by using a standard control to perform a
> > non-standard action :-). Your suggested outcome is fine, but in that
> > case don't use a drop-down, use a button.
>
> I didn't though about editing the Preset before that. Cyrille was right! :)
> Did you think about the same solution that Blender provide for Additing
> a Scene or a Layout?
> It use a dropdown (with an add at the top) a case sensitive area to
> change the name and a small button with a cross to delete the preset:
>
> http://www.ronanzeegers.com/krita-ui/blender-dropdown.png

The standard way of making it possible to popup a dialog to add things to a 
combobox is to put a little button with three dots to the right of the 
combobox. That would fit in here very well. Clicking the dots opens a preset 
manager dialog where you can delete, add and modify presets.

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Boudewijn Rempt 
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