• Status Assigned
  • Percent Complete
    30%
  • Task Type Feature Request
  • Category Application
  • Assigned To No-one
  • Operating System All
  • Severity Low
  • Priority Very Low
  • Reported Version Development
  • Due in Version 1.7.4.0
  • Due Date Undecided
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Attached to Project: Koda
Opened by Chris Haslam - 24.02.2011
Last edited by Admin - 05.05.2011

FS#184 - Template Gallery

I note that the documentation calls this “Templates Gallery” but 1.7.3 .0 and the screen shot call it “Form Templates”. I suggest that “Form Templates” is the better name: it fits with “Code Generation Templates”. I will change the documentation to “Form Templates”.

I note that 1.7.3.0 shows two tabs: “Standard” and “My own templates”, but that the 1.7.3.0 help and the documentation shows only “Standard”. Further, one of the templates in the “My own templates” tab has no icon. I suggest that “My own templates” be dropped. THe documentation will tell the user how to add templates and tabs.

How can the user add a description and icon to a template he creates?

How can the user delete a template he creates?

How can the user delete a tab that he creates?

Admin
Admin commented on 24.02.2011 07:33

Doh. That damn "My own templates" popping up over and over again :-/ This test subfolder was forgotten in one of beta-versions.

About "Form Templates" - I think it's ok.

About creating templates. User have to add icon and description to regular form and save this form to "Templates" folder or one of it's subfolders. Next time user open this dialog, he will see new template.

Deleting templates - just delete it from HDD.

The same for tabs. User have to delete subfolder - then tab disappear.

Chris Haslam commented on 24.02.2011 12:43
Doh. That damn "My own templates" popping up over and over again

I will not document it.

About "Form Templates" - I think it's ok.

I have changed the documentation.

Deleting templates - just delete it from HDD

I think that Koda should have an internal way of deleting templates.

What do you think of:

  • Select the template
  • Press the <Del> key
  • Koda asks for confirmation of deletion ?
The same for tabs. User have to delete subfolder - then tab disappear

I think that Koda should have an internal way of deleting
do you think of:

  • User clicks on name of tab until rectangle shows around the name
  • Press the <Del> key
  • Koda asks for confirmation of deletion ?
Admin
Admin commented on 25.02.2011 11:12

Don't know... It's rely on filesystem, and those actions will actually delete files.

Chris Haslam commented on 25.02.2011 14:38

Most applications do allow the user to delete files. Perhaps Koda should offer "deletion" to Recycle Bin.

The user may also wish to edit the Description, for example, when he makes a spelling mistake in it.

He may also wish to use a template as the basis for creating another template.

I do think that the user should be prohibited from changing templates in the Standard tab; however he should be free to do anything he likes with templates in his own tabs.

The Code Generator Templates dialog has many of these features now.

Admin
Admin commented on 25.02.2011 20:04

While it's not hard to implement deleting, changing description and copying, I'm afraid the next step will be moving templates across the tabs and so on... This ending that dialog will duplicate the whole Explorer ;-)

Chris Haslam commented on 26.02.2011 02:49

I do think that Koda should be self-contained. I would limit added functionality to:

  • Delete a template
  • Delete a tab
  • edit a description of a template
  • duplicate a template
Admin
Admin commented on 26.02.2011 18:31

Ok, this should not be hard.

Admin
Admin commented on 05.05.2011 09:57

Caption done. Changed to feature request, since it’s come to that.

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