Multi Commander > Feature Requests and Suggestions
Interface Overhaul?
avantuser1114:
-Maybe allowing the menu items to have icons will help. Currently only 'File Search' has one. Also, please allow the users to configure the menus and menu items(rearrange, delete, add...). 'Menu customization' lets the users add their own Menus and Menu Items for those menus but it doesn't allow the same functionality for the original menus(File, Edit, View, Configuration..etc) and menu items..Icons for the menu items will make main menu more lively..
-You can also allow more UI elements(such as the quick launch bar, move/copy progress bars, menu items dialog(?, not sure what it's called), etc..) to have their colors configured..And speaking of colors, 'modern colors' are more than just plain colors, they also have gradients and the likes..
-An option to display item path in the address bar in a 'explorer-like breadcrumb' (the one seen in windows explorer)..current crumb bar works fine but though it allows almost the same functionality as the breadcrumb, it isn't as modern..
Mathias (Author):
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 07:39:45 --- -Maybe allowing the menu items to have icons will help. Currently only 'File Search' has one.
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That is because of technical reason and should work soon. But not all command will gets icons since I can not draw my self and have to rely on free icons I find.
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 07:39:45 ---Also, please allow the users to configure the menus and menu items(rearrange, delete, add...). 'Menu customization' lets the users add their own Menus and Menu Items for those menus but it doesn't allow the same functionality for the original menus(File, Edit, View, Configuration..etc) and menu items..Icons for the menu items will make main menu more lively..
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It is something that I been looking into. However it is not an easy task, The why MC works with menus are very special. MC is build around a plugin architecture. Everything in MC is almost a plugin, and all plugins can dynamically adds there items to the menus.
Allowing customization would require quite a bit of work and design changes.
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 07:39:45 --- -You can also allow more UI elements(such as the quick launch bar, move/copy progress bars, menu items dialog(?, not sure what it's called), etc..) to have their colors configured..
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Most UI element takes there colors from what it is configured in Windows. And if you change that it will change in MC.
I have done some tests with overriding some of the colors but the result has not been good since some Core UI element would not change. so the look was not great.
Also the user configuration for it would be a mess, but it depends on how much of the configuration is exposed.
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 07:39:45 ---And speaking of colors, 'modern colors' are more than just plain colors, they also have gradients and the likes..
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Not anymore :) Modern as in Windows 8, then gradient are gone everywhere. (since it require a lot more CPU cycle. and that is not good for the battery)
Have been think to allow gradient background in the explorer panel. But because of performance reason I decided not to. But might allow it anyway.
(Also showing a custom images as a background, but same performance issues. )
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 07:39:45 --- -An option to display item path in the address bar in a 'explorer-like breadcrumb' (the one seen in windows explorer)..current crumb bar works fine but though it allows almost the same functionality as the breadcrumb, it isn't as modern..
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Problem is that Windows does not expose their built in crumbbar for 3de party apps to use.
There might be some tweaks I can do to mine.
avantuser1114:
-Windows Explorer(in both selection and copy/move dialog, etc) itself uses gradients.. so maybe it's not that resource hog..
-The breadcrumb in the address bar doesn't need to be exactly like Windows Explorer's, maybe changing '\' with '>'(what i mean exactly is the one in WE) is enough. Clicking the folder name will open it and pressing '>' will display the subfolders bar..upon clicking, the background of the folder name and '>' should change..
-I noticed that the sizes in the explorer panel are now converted to higher units (KB to MB) when they reach 1.20..it still doesn't start from 1024 but it's much better now..thanks for that....
BTW:
-Are you using Qt Creator for UI design?
-When will the SDK be released?
Mathias (Author):
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 09:58:46 ----Windows Explorer(in both selection and copy/move dialog, etc) itself uses gradients.. so maybe it's not that resource hog..
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Yes they still have in some places. But it was also removed in a lot of places. Because every cpu cycle counts. that gradient require many many times more cpu then plain color. Performance is not always speed but also watts. How much power a program usage. And now when more then half of all computers are battery powered it is even more impotent.
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 09:58:46 ----I noticed that the sizes in the explorer panel are now converted to higher units (KB to MB) when they reach 1.20..it still doesn't start from 1024 but it's much better now..thanks for that....
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It starts from what ever unit size you set in settings 1024 or 1000 bytes per kb.
--- Quote from: avantuser1114 on June 03, 2013, 09:58:46 ---BTW:
-Are you using Qt Creator for UI design?
-When will the SDK be released?
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No MC is not using QT. Visual Studio 2012.
SDK - Well... it should have been out. As I said before MC is build using a plugin architecture and all these internal plugins are using the same SDK that will be released. So the interface for MC is large. But there is only very limited documentation.
I been spending quite a bit of time cleaning it up making it ready. I plan to release a preview soon. But I think I need to create a couple of sample plugins too.
To begin with extension will need to be created using C++. I was planing to create a C# proxy so that extension should be created using that. But I do not have the time for that.
avantuser1114:
-Seems the argument with gradient is convincing.
-In my case the sizes weren't converted unless they reach 1.20. But I haven't used the recent beta so maybe it's the reason. I've only tried 1412.
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