Re: Smoke testing gnote 3.9.1+

[Luc Pionchon <pionchon luc gmail com>]

On 30 May 2013 22:32, Aurimas Černius <aurisc4 gmail com> wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,


> > At first I am a bit surprised by the 'single' window design, even
> > though there is the possibility to create new windows. The windows are
> > "jumping" because of the different size between various notes and also
> > with the "main" window. I feel it a bit awkward.
>
> GNOME 3 groups application windows together, so the older Gnote
> multiwindow design wasn't looking nice - you switch to certain note, but
> you get all windows instead. The current target is to make comfortable
> use in a single window, with an option to use several windows, when
> needed.

I am thinking to a visual transition effect to avoid the "jumping"
window size. The file chooser opens by expanding vertically, and
closes by collapsing vertically. For Gnote, when selecting a note, the
main window could collapse vertically, then open the note by expanding
horizontally. Then we don't really see the change in width/height.

How does it sound/look/seem?


> > But what disturbs me the most is, when I snap a note from the applet
> > menu, that it "overwrite" my currently open note.
> >
> > Use case:
> > - I am working on a document
> > - I am using a note as a support
> > - I got a random idea about something else, I want to note it
> > - I open the menu, click the note
> > --> expected a new note pops up, I write, I ESC-close. Super fast.
> > ==> actually: it opens in the window of my support note.
> >
> > - OK, I write, I ESC-close.
>
> Doesn't ESC close the current note and get you back the previous one?

no,
first ESC switch to main window
second ESC closes the main window

(so now to close a note I need to type ESC ESC)


> > Now I need to select again my note in the recently used.
> > It seems to be selected, but Enter does not open it.
> >
> > Suggesting:
> > ==> ENTER to reopen the last note
>
> You mean you select "Active Notes" and then hit Enter? In that case
> focus would be in notebooks pane.

Visually, both Active Notes, and my latest active note are highlighted,
so I expect them to have the focus too, and ENTER to open the highlighted note


> > Now imagine I am writing on this support note, and I want to get some
> > information from another note. That second will "overwrite" the first
> > one. I would need to first request a new window, then I am not even
> > sure into which window will appear the note requested through the
> > applet menu.
> >
> > Suggesting:
> > ==> when opened from applet menu, always open in a new window
>
> Add these comments to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700458

OK


> > Other issues:
> >
> > - the applet icon is having problems, at the beginning it shows
> > correctly but at some point it looks like corrupted data or wrong
> > memory reference, some other times there is a grey patch on top of it.
> >
> >
> > - the applet menu opens completely to the left of its icon. Is it intended?
>
> What environment are you using?
> There's actually on applet anymore, there's only status icon,

I meant the status Icon.

I am using the GNOME shell extension "TopIcons" [1] to have it in the top bar.

[1] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/


> which starts causing me headache...
>
>
> > - Sometimes when selecting a note in the menu, another one is opened
> > (not the right note!)
>
> Is it a nearby one or a random one? This is kinda weird...

It is more like the previously opened one.


> > - It seems that something is grabbing the keystrokes and not passing
> > through non handled key strokes. With the table of content, Ctrl-1/2
> > or Ctrl-Alt-1 are not answering.
>
> These seem to work fine for me.

It's clearly not working here.

Ctrl-1/2 work AFTER you opened the toc once
(because after that the menu accelerator takes over the keypress event)

Ctrl-Alt-1 never work
(it relies only on the keypress event)

Also Ctrl-0 which used to reset the font size does not work any more
Did you remove it?

> > What are the development plans for 3.10, or further?
>
> Primarly UI polishing and small issues all over the place. I expected
> the changed desing to have rough corners, do I didn't plan adding major
> features in this release and instead focus on small issues.

Sounds good!


> > I hope it helps.
>
> Of course! Such feedback is always welcome!
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Aurimas
>
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