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ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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0026178 | Lazarus | IDE | public | 2014-05-17 15:51 | 2014-05-19 05:40 |
Reporter | Fathony Luthfillah | Assigned To | Juha Manninen | ||
Priority | normal | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | always |
Status | closed | Resolution | fixed | ||
Product Version | 1.3 (SVN) | ||||
Summary | 0026178: Additions and Override is not searchable | ||||
Description | I couldn't search the cross-widget compile option via Project-Options's search box. | ||||
Steps To Reproduce | Lazarus 1.2 up, Menu > Project > Project Option. in searchbox type "Widget". | ||||
Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
Fixed in Revision | r45087 | ||||
LazTarget | - | ||||
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ideopt-tmenu-searchable.patch (1,906 bytes)
Index: components/ideintf/ideoptionsintf.pas =================================================================== --- components/ideintf/ideoptionsintf.pas (revision 45052) +++ components/ideintf/ideoptionsintf.pas (working copy) @@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ implementation +uses Menus; + var FIDEEditorGroups: TIDEOptionsGroupList; @@ -529,6 +531,21 @@ end; end; + function SearchMenu(AControl: TMenuItem): Boolean; + var + i: Integer; + begin + Result:=False; + if Pos(LowerText, LowerCase(AControl.Caption))>0 then + Result := True + else + for i := 0 to AControl.Count-1 do begin + Result := SearchMenu(AControl.Items[i]); + if result then + exit; + end; + end; + function SearchListView(AControl: TCustomListView): Boolean; begin Result:=False; // ToDo... @@ -590,7 +607,20 @@ AWinControl:=TWinControl(AControl); for i:=0 to AWinControl.ControlCount-1 do if Search(AWinControl.Controls[i]) then // Recursive call + begin Result:=True; + break; + end; + + if not Result then begin + for i:=0 to AWinControl.ComponentCount-1 do + if AWinControl.Components[i] is TMenu then + if SearchMenu(TMenu(AWinControl.Components[i]).Items) then // Recursive call + begin + Result:=True; + break; + end; + end; end; end; Index: ide/frames/compiler_modematrix.pas =================================================================== --- ide/frames/compiler_modematrix.pas (revision 45052) +++ ide/frames/compiler_modematrix.pas (working copy) @@ -1089,6 +1089,8 @@ fCaptionPatternMacroValue:=lisMMValueS; UpdateButtons; + + self.BMMAddPopupMenuPopup(BMMAddPopupMenu); //x2nie trigger popup to be searchable end; destructor TCompOptModeMatrixFrame.Destroy; |
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You have created a non-intuitive GUI experience for a user. The filter finds the menu items but the menu is closed and thus a user does not see them. Next we would get bug reports about the filter giving false positives. Currently the GUI + filter is intuitive. The matching text is always bolded so the user can easily spot it. I admit your hack was clever but it was still a hack. The right solution would be to improve the GUI. I will leave this issue open in case you want to work on it. There already is a link for Widgetset in the Paths page. The filter finds it. I added another link to the Config and Target page in r45061. It does not really solve the problem though. |
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I am not the creator of that "non-intuitive GUI". What I did is just make a correct link between: 1) search-box (plus func/event to filter which page contain the text searched) and 2) to the pages to be searched (plus the page content). in this case I make TPopupMenu's content also searchable. I don't touch any widgetset code. AFAIK, TMenuItem is not related to widgetset subject. |
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> I am not the creator of that "non-intuitive GUI". I meant "non-intuitive GUI experience". When you include hidden popup menuitems in filter results, the user experience is counter-intuitive. There are (at least) 2 ways to go with the GUI: 1. Make a dedicated GUI only for adding LCLWidgetType. A Label, a ComboBox and an "Add" button would suffice then. Other options and IDE macros would still be added using the popup menu. 2. Move all items from the popup menu into a new GUI pane with RadioButtons, Edits, ComboBox and whatever. All combinations I have in mind are a little clumsy and messy but it is doable. Choice 1. may be better because LCLWidgetType is clearly the most wanted IDE macro. Most people don't care about other IDE macros. On the other hand, choice 1. creates a little illogical GUI. All IDE macros are added using a popup menu except for one. Maybe you come up with something nice. The selected "Stored in project ..." section should also be more apparent. Yet, it is important to remember that this page is complex by definition because it offers so many choices. The fundamental complexity will not go away whatever you do. |
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Juha, you can close this report now as rejected. We can start over with another discussion in forum later. |
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I added a dedicated button for LCLWidgetType. The filter also finds it, thus this issue is solved. I hope you understand the usability problems your solution would have caused. At least for me they were obvious and clear. |
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Thank you |
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the patch is not used, but the bug is resolved: I can search "Additional & Override" by type 'widget' in the search box. |
Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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2014-05-17 15:51 | Fathony Luthfillah | New Issue | |
2014-05-17 15:51 | Fathony Luthfillah | File Added: ideopt-tmenu-searchable.patch | |
2014-05-17 15:56 | Zeljan Rikalo | Assigned To | => Juha Manninen |
2014-05-17 15:56 | Zeljan Rikalo | Status | new => assigned |
2014-05-17 16:00 | Fathony Luthfillah | File Added: LCLWidgetType.GIF | |
2014-05-17 16:01 | Fathony Luthfillah | File Added: searchable-tmenu.GIF | |
2014-05-17 19:11 | Juha Manninen | Note Added: 0075045 | |
2014-05-17 19:13 | Juha Manninen | Note Edited: 0075045 | View Revisions |
2014-05-17 19:14 | Juha Manninen | Note Edited: 0075045 | View Revisions |
2014-05-18 06:29 | Fathony Luthfillah | Note Added: 0075055 | |
2014-05-18 09:49 | Juha Manninen | Note Edited: 0075045 | View Revisions |
2014-05-18 11:19 | Juha Manninen | Note Added: 0075061 | |
2014-05-18 15:34 | Fathony Luthfillah | Note Added: 0075087 | |
2014-05-19 00:59 | Juha Manninen | Fixed in Revision | => r45087 |
2014-05-19 00:59 | Juha Manninen | LazTarget | => - |
2014-05-19 00:59 | Juha Manninen | Note Added: 0075101 | |
2014-05-19 00:59 | Juha Manninen | Status | assigned => resolved |
2014-05-19 00:59 | Juha Manninen | Resolution | open => fixed |
2014-05-19 01:02 | Juha Manninen | Note Edited: 0075101 | View Revisions |
2014-05-19 04:45 | Fathony Luthfillah | Note Added: 0075102 | |
2014-05-19 05:40 | Fathony Luthfillah | Note Added: 0075103 | |
2014-05-19 05:40 | Fathony Luthfillah | Status | resolved => closed |