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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:22:58 +0300
From: "Vladimir Zhbanov (vzhbanov AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Docking Widgets from Dialogs
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On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 08:25:52AM -0700, Edward Hennessy (ehennes AT sbcglobal DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> Docking the single attribute editor widgets will make the widgets shorter under the normal window sizing. So, the edit widgets won’t conveniently display long strings. I’m not sure what direction to take with this dialog:
> 
> 1. Keep the dialog and make it non-modal
> 2. Dock the widgets in the sidebar under the object tab
> 3. Dock the widgets in the sidebar under the object tab and add a button to launch an edit dialog that handles long strings better
I'd prefer the third option.

> 
> With the edit slot number dialog, these widgets aren’t editing actual object properties, but attributes. I’m not sure what direction to take with this dialog:
> 
> 1. Dock the widgets in the sidebar under the object tab
> 2. Dock the widgets in the sidebar under a new tab with a name TBD
I'd prefer the second option. And there is another option of not using
tabs and placing frames one below other and using scrollbar to access
them as inkscape does.

Cheers,
  Vladimir