[Kst] Patch for proposed change to Data Manager dialog

[George Staikos]

Quoting "Brisset, Nicolas" <Nicolas.Brisset at eurocopter.com>:

> > > I have a patch that changes the Data Manager dialog to 
> > include a list 
> > > of dataobjects on the left hand side that is very similar 
> > to Qt 3.x's 
> > > designer widget list.  The idea is to avoid the annoying 
> > double dialog 
> > > when creating new data objects.  The list also scales no matter how 
> > > many new data objects or plugins are created in the future. 
> >  Further, 
> > > it divides up the objects based on what kind of object they are: 
> > > Primitive, Generic, Fit, or Filter.
> > 
> >    I really like the UI.  I think without the removal of the 
> > menu it will be a great addition.  If Barth also likes it, 
> > let's merge it after the branch is merged in.
> I have just tried this and I think it goes in the right direction
> (especially removing the double dialog, which is indeed very annoying),
> but not quite as far as it should. As a matter of fact, I repeatedly see
> users struggling with the data manager to find objects in awfully long
> and flat lists. One of the usability improvements I wanted to suggest
> was the addition of filters to the datamanager. I think we can find a
> way to make this UI provide a filtering means as well as shortcuts for
> the creation of new objects.
> I'll try to give a more concrete spec as soon as my ideas have matured a
> bit...
> I also think there are some usability issues like hackerish names and
> items that appear in multiple places for no reason a standard user would
> figure out.

   We could add a KListView search line to the dialog.  That would help.


-- 
George Staikos