[bt-devel] New passage selector proposal

[Patrick Zimmermann]

I already did exactly that.

The code I have is interwoven with lots of other changes and pretty much 
broken. But if there is real interest I could try to redo it nicely. Some 
parts of the required changes are also necessary for my proposed selector.

Blessings,
Patrick


On Thursday, 19. April 2012 14:40:51 Rob Riebau wrote:
> I didn't mean to thrust myself forward by mentioning my background, but I
> wanted to introduce myself as a former programmer with
> current responsibilities.   I would like to get involved, but slowly and
> methodically.
> 
> Eventually, I would like to take a look at the original languages features.
>  I use BibleWorks through wine (which makes it buggy), and I primarily do
> work with the original languages.  I have been occasionally
> waiting/searching for native linux tools.  I was going to write one when I
> thought that I'd rather pick a good project and see if I can just make some
> additions.
> 
> The ideas for the search interface sound good.   I have 2.8.1 installed
> right now, and I notice that the search dialog is not dockable.  Has anyone
> ever tried just making it dockable?  That might be a quick fix while
> someone is busy refactoring.   ... I hesitate to even suggest when I'm
> still getting the development environment setup ...
> 
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:44 PM, Kevin Shenk <mailbox at kevinshenk.com>wrote:
> > Patrick, as a BibleTime user, I can say I love your ideas and would be
> > excited to see BibleTime 2.0 totally revamped in this direction.
> > 
> > Here's my two cents:  Building on familiarity is a huge asset to
> > usability (IMHO).  You're already borrowing several concepts from the
> > web & web browsers, but I say keep going!  Realistically, most of us use
> > the web more then any other computer activity now-a-days, so unless we
> > have a fundamentally better design them them, it simply makes sense to
> > mimic their functionality.
> > 
> > For example, I would place the back/forward buttons to the left of the
> > location bar, with tabs above, just like Google Chrome.  I would also
> > display search results with a Google feel to it.  Maybe I'm just too much
> > of a Google fan =)
> > 
> > I would also combine all of the passage selection modules into one
> > unified layout, where the book, chapter, and verse could all be
> > changed simultaneously from one screen; computer screens have plenty of
> > room after all.  (Am I making sense?  Just combine the top two mockups
> > into one.)
> > 
> > God Bless!
> > --
> > Kevin
> > 
> > P.S.  Maybe the new programmer (rrieba1 at gmail.com) would be interested in
> > joining this effort?  He seems to have lots of experience and
> > qualifications...
> > 
> > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Patrick Zimmermann 
<patrick at zakweb.de>wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> since IRC doesn't seem to be a good place for feature proposal and
> >> feedback, I
> >> repost this as an email. This should give everyone more time to respond.
> >> 
> >> I made up a new GUI for selecting passages and doing searches in BT. I
> >> would
> >> like your opinion on this before starting with the implementation to
> >> prevent
> >> extra work.
> >> 
> >> The basic idea behind all this is to provide a quicker workflow for
> >> accessing
> >> bible passages. Passages of which I may or may not know the exact verse,
> >> i.e.
> >> I have to search.
> >> 
> >> http://devel.bibletime.info/images/0/09/SelectorProposal.png
> >> 
> >> Any feedback is very welcome.
> >> 
> >> Greetings,
> >> Patrick
> >> 
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