Standard Interface

[NilsMolinder]

I have this great suggestion to stop messing with the standard interface. I don't mind the adding of new things, but, for example, with this latest update, I found that the undo/redo lists are upside-down, and there's no option to change it back.

Keep ONE standard interface, or at least when you change it, add the option to change it back to the way it was before. Sure, people can get used to new stuff, but don't force unnecessary changes upon them like this.

[Chronos]

The undo/redo lists are actually better off like this. How about you stop complaining and actually get used to it, instead of trying to be a rebel and get more useless features added in?

[Someone Else]

I ABSOLUTELY support the suggestion.

Chronos, you make no sense.

The rebel here, in this case, is Emil. The suggestion is to add an option to remove these useless features you mentioned.

We want the old 1.8.5 GUI back!

[tatt61880]

I use the toolbar at the bottom side of window.

And I have no complaining of it.

On the other hand, if I was a user who put the tool bar topside of the window, I will noticed this strange behavior more early.


I suggest to change "direction of the arrow icon" and "direction of undo list".

[electronicboy]

"drop-down" menu should drop in the direction with the most space.

I think it prefairs to drop-up unless there isnt enougth space. Remembering off the top of my head though...

[Someone Else]

It does drop in the direction of the most space.

Emil did say that the next version (assuming 1.9.9) will reorder based on the direction it drops. However, I do support Tatt's suggestion that the arrow will point in this direction, though it's no biggie.

My version of the original suggestion will require these things:

• A checkbox in the Interface tab in the Options menu, controlling App.Gui.useNewGui.
• Unchecking this will hide the Tool Options, Appearance, and Scene menus.
• Unchecking will also prevent mouse-over-options for air, grid, so-forth. That's it.
• • In order to keep Algodoo functional, this will require these changes:
  • Opening the options for tools and air, grid, so-forth will need to be triggered by right-click. For the latter menu, it's just too slow as it is.
  • Algobox must be placed in the GUI.
  • Force Visualization and Scene Palate must be moved to the Options menu.
  • We can probably do without Current Color and Materials. These will just be hidden.
  • Import Phunlet must be moved to the Background Context menu.
  • Create Phunlet must be moved to the Selection Menu. This will open a dialog box asking you to name, author, description your phunlet like in 1.8.5.
  • These changes, to preserve the functionality of Algodoo, will still be apparent when the box mentioned above is checked. They can, in fact, improve functionality a bit even then.

[Metagami]

To be honest, I like the original phun interface more than what we have now: It was short, sweet, and to the point. Something that looked professional. Now, the toolbars are all over the place. One lesson still needs to be learned: Add what is wanted, take out what isn't, and fix what is broken; but don't fix what isn't broken, don't add what isn't wanted, and don't take out what is.