[Paraview-developers] "Create Lookmark" button in toolbar?

[Stanton, Eric T]

I appreciate the feedback. I'll wait for Sebastien's changes and then
try adding a new toolbar that is off by default. 

--Eric


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sebastien BARRE [mailto:sebastien.barre at kitware.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:26 PM
> To: Thompson, David C
> Cc: Berk Geveci; Stanton, Eric T; 
> paraview-developers at public.kitware.com
> Subject: Re: [Paraview-developers] "Create Lookmark" button 
> in toolbar?
> 
> At 6/15/2005 12:07 PM, David C. Thompson wrote:
> > > My suggestion would be to create a new toolbar (not use the filter
> > > toolbar) and make it invisible by default. You can then add an 
> > > option to Window -> Toolbars to enable/disable it. If 
> this option is 
> > > saved to the registry, users who use lookmarks can enable it once 
> > > and have it there every time they restart. I do not believe that 
> > > lookmarks are used enough to warrant  putting them there 
> by default. 
> > > Specially considering that even the animation toolbar (which does 
> > > not take space on the main toolbar) is not shown by default.
> >What about a button in the title of the 3D view window (next 
> to the one 
> >that will change to the 3-D view settings when pressed)? It 
> seems like 
> >a better fit than a whole new toolbar and would not take up 
> real estate 
> >that is otherwise in use.
> 
> I have to say, I added that button in the 3D view, and that's 
> not the best idea I ever had :) I think there were no 
> toolbars back in the days. Now I would definitely move that 
> button to a toolbar.
> 
> That being said, the toolbars on top are a little crowded 
> now. Little known fact, there is now a secondary toolbar-set 
> (GetSecondaryToolbarSet()), at the botton of the window, when 
> the animation toolbar is. You can add a toolbar that way too, 
> and the policy seems like the icons over there are smaller I think.
> 
> I'll think about it, but I can't launch PV right now.
> 
> What I wanted to add is :
>          - you don't need to touch the "Window -> Toolbars" 
> menu anymore, I changed that, it's all done automatically. If 
> you create a toolbar, don't forget to give it a name with 
> SetName(), then add it to the main toolbart set with a 
> default visibility of 0. As long as it has a name, it will 
> appear in "Window -> Toolbars" automagically, and its 
> visibility status will be serialized to the registry settings 
> for you. That's neat.
>          - please refrain from toolbaring/buttoning for a day 
> or two, that would be great :) I have some "interesting" 
> changes coming up :)
> 
> 
> --
> Sebastien Barre
> 
> 
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