Re: A JDK 1.2 GUI consideration

["Allen Bierbaum" <allenb@icemt.iastate.edu>]

I think it would be nice to have a toolbar interface for common functions.
That way you don't have to go to the menu or use the right mouse button as
often.  But maybe you have something else in mind.

Also, I don't like the idea of a multi-pane view where you select the
directory in one pane and it shows the file in another.  I like the current
setup because you can easily see files from multiple directories. This makes
it very easy to find the files that have been edited in multiple directories
and check them in all together.

What does everyone else think.

-Allen



>On Mon, Dec 7 1998, Tomas Fasth wrote:
>> Tim,
>>
>> have you considered changing the GUI to a split panel browser? You know,
a tree
>> view to the left and content view to the right? If nothing else it
reduces the
>> need for multiple windows.
>>
>> Tomas
>
>Actually, I prefer the setup the way it is, so that I can hide the output
window
>if I chose, and I can give it its own geometry. Or were you thinking of
something
>else?
>
>Do others on this list have an opinion on this or other GUI elements they'd
like
>to see?
>
>tim.
>Tim Endres, ICE Engineering, Inc.
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