Re: [Gretl-devel] GUI tweak
On Thu, 13 Jul 2017, Sven Schreiber wrote:
Am 12.07.2017 um 22:58 schrieb Cottrell, Allin:
> Right now (git) displaying the working directory is off by default. But
> if I hear people saying it should be on by default I'll reconsider.
> However, since the majority of gretl users are on Windows, opinions
> of Windows users will carry most weight. I really don't know: on
> Windows would this be useful, or just TMI?
I'm not sure it has to be on by default, but on Windows you typically "just
start" gretl and it's not clear what the workdir is. In fact it often happens
to me that I save or export stuff too quickly and later I have to go search
for it, because the workdir is yesterday's setting. So yes, I think it would
be a useful reminder if it's more visible.
Thanks, Sven. I've now made it a little easier to turn this off (a
new check box in the workdir dialog), so I'm more comfortable with
making it on by default if people think that's useful.
One other design question: at present there's a tooltip for the
workdir display, "Working directory". I'm thinking of making this
more explicit: "Working directory: click to configure". Helpful or
redundant? Also: should there be a check-box to turn off the tooltip
once the user has got the idea? (I imagine it could get annoying.)
Allin