[Kmymoney] Request Feedback - CSV Plugin UI

[Thomas Baumgart]

Allan,

On Wednesday 22 October 2014 11:47:11 Allan wrote:

> On 22/10/14 07:25, Thomas Baumgart wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Tuesday 21 October 2014 10:06:59 Jack wrote:
> >> On 2014.10.21 06:35, Allan wrote:
> >>> I've been doing some work with the CSV Exporter plugin, and using the
> >>> Importer plugin to visualize the results.
> >>> 
> >>> While doing this, I realised that there is no way to import the
> >>> transaction status - Cleared, Reconciled, etc.  If I were to
> >>> implement this field in the importer, it would exacerbate the present
> >>> very busy appearance of the Banking wizard UI.
> >>> 
> >>> So, I came back to wondering if a new approach might be better, so
> >>> I'm attaching a screen-shot of the possible new layout.  It's very
> >>> much simplified, which is good, but might it be less helpful?
> >>> 
> >>> The idea is that, instead of having a combo-box for each field, there
> >>> are just two combos, one containing the field types, and another for
> >>> the user to assign the column of that field.
> >>> 
> >>> I'd be interested to get your views, both for and against.  A similar
> >>> arrangement would be needed for the Investment wizard.
> >>> 
> >>> Allan
> >> 
> >> As a way of selecting columns for fields, it may be fine (although will
> >> it allow multiple selections where appropriate?) but what about
> >> display?  It is important to be able to see all the selections at
> >> once.  However, displaying them as text (or label, since it would be
> >> read only) or series of text items may well be more compact than having
> >> entry fields and dropdowns for each.
> > 
> > How about a QListView with two columns showing the column and type. It
> > should give you automatic scrolling and all that. Or am I missing
> > something?
> Thanks Thomas
> 
> I'll look into that, too.  At the moment, I'm thinking of QTableWidget,
> because height is restricted, in order to sit below the tableWidget
> displaying the data, with possibly, two sets of paired columns.

My bad, of course a QListView with two columns is a QTableView which is 
inherited by QTableWidget. So we're talking about the same thing here.

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Regards

Thomas Baumgart

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