[Paraview] Input Editor - Cramped Input Port Selection

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

I agree, the pipeline preview is confusing and for the most part
useless. Unless people object, I'd vote for removing it as well.

Attached is a sample mockup. In case of filters like Append which have
single input port, but multiple input connections, the use can type in
a comma separated list of the inputs in the input field or select
multiple items using the pipeline browser in the dialog.

Utkarsh

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Christian Werner
<christian.werner at rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> As a user, may I present three suggestions, two of which should be very easy
> and still yield an improvement.
>
> 1) remove the Pipeline Preview: This may be rude because it's somehow nice.
> But then again, you cannot change what happens to the pipeline anyway. Also,
> I don't think one would change his mind about the selection of the inputs
> just because the Pipeline Preview shows something unsuspected. Most of the
> time the user knows what he is doing and wants to quickly and easily select
> his inputs. The actual layout works against this intend. The Pipeline
> Preview can be included again once a nice layout is found.
>
> 2) hide the Pipeline Preview and make it visible if the user wants to
>
> 3) change the layout such that the inputs are shown on top and let QT manage
> the form's height. You normally don't use so many inputs, so this  most
> probably would never lead to problems.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Christian
>
> Paul Edwards wrote:
>>
>> One simple fix would be to make sure that the preview window isn't
>> selectable.  A lot of my users get confused thinking one box is for
>> the input and the other as the source.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Paul
>>
>> On 12 March 2010 19:10, Utkarsh Ayachit <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I cannot agree more. I am going to take a stab and fixing this before
>>> 3.8. We've just had too many complaints about this dialog to keep on
>>> delaying this.
>>>
>>> Utkarsh
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Christian Werner
>>> <christian.werner at rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> I wonder why the input port selection is so cramped in the input editor.
>>>> It
>>>> is really bad that you cannot actually read out the selections you make
>>>> without moving the scrollbar. Then, after scrolling, you cannot change
>>>> the
>>>> other input without scrolling back. This really steals your time. On the
>>>> other hand there is that pipeline preview which is nice to see but
>>>> honestly
>>>> I'd instantly trade it away for a better overview on my inputs. I have
>>>> attached a picture that shows the situation on my PC.
>>>>
>>>> By the way, doesn't anyone have any idea about my last issue? (no
>>>> cell/point
>>>> data in imported ITK volumes):
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Create Cell or Point Data out of Image"
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Christian
>>>>
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