[Kst] [Bug 129281] Need a way to simultaneously edit the properties of multiple view objects.

[netterfield at astro.utoronto.ca]

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------- Additional Comments From netterfield astro utoronto ca  2006-07-21 02:38 -------
Has any progress been made on understanding the UI?  I don't want to stall 
forever.

There are two examples I am aware of:
1) The configure all fonts sub-dialog from kconfig.  Here, each thing you want 
to change gets a checkbox to indicate you want to change it.  The widgets are 
disabled until their check box is checked.
Good points:
        -already in kde
        -can easily toggle between selected and not selected.
        -obvious what it means
Bad points:
        -not clear how to do check boxes
        -takes up more space
        -as implimented, it takes an extra click.

2) The character dialog in open office:  This appears to be what the dialogs 
in kst are modeled after.  Widgets with properties common to all selected 
objects are filled in with the common property.  Un-selected widgets are 
blank, except for check boxes, which are hatched.
Good points:
        -What we have and no one has complained much
        -Its in openoffice, so people may have seen it before
        -it requires pretty minimal number of key strokes
Bad points:
        -Not clear how to make an entry un-applied once it has been applied.
        -hard to distinguish between an empty text entry, and a non-applied text 
entry.

I propose we use 1, with the following modification:
        -QCheckboxes have a built in tri-state mode: we should use it for checkboxes.

Thoughts?
cbn