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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/7/2017 10:04 AM, jp charras wrote:
> Le 06/10/2017 à 21:08, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>> Oliver,
>>
>> My original intention with this dialog was to do away with the "Add" and
>> "Remove" buttons all together and create an object derived from
>> wxGridTable and wxGrid for editing the environment variable list.  I did
>> this because it was expedient.  I've never been a big fan of the way we
>> use buttons to add, delete, edit, etc. entries in grids and list
>> controls.  Why not just make them directly editable like a typical
>> spreadsheet?  I would think that this would be more natural for users
>> rather than using buttons.  It seems to me that double clicking (or
>> right clicking and context menu) in the path grid cell would launch the
>> dir select dialog.  I know it's more work to do it this way but I think
>> it is a more user friendly approach than having to use buttons to modify
>> the grid.
>>
>> That being said, I would be willing to commit this patch if you fix a
>> few things in DIALOG_ENV_VAR_SINGLE_BASE:
>>
>> Make the dialog resizable so DIALOG_SHIM can do it's job.
>>
>> Don't allow the controls to expand.
>>
>> Don't allow the wxStdDialogButtonSizer to expand.
>>
>> Set the spacer proportion to 0.
>>
>> Use a wxDirPickCtrl instead of your own custom control.  It will be more
>> consistent across platforms.
> 
> I am not sure it is possible to set KIGITHUB env var value.
> I believe entering a https URI is not possible with a wxDirPickCtrl at least on Windows.

I forgot about that so wxDirPickerCtrl is out of the question unless you
can type a URI in text edit control without any issues.

> 
>>
>> Get rid of the dialog size and let the sizers select the best size for
>> the controls.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 10/6/2017 10:53 AM, Oliver Walters wrote:
>>> Attached is a patch which improves UX for the ENV_VAR editor dialog
>>>
>>> * Adds ability to select path with file chooser
>>> * General cleanup
>>> * Removal of that sinking feeling you get when interacting with a clunky UI
>>>
>>> Oliver
>>
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