CamoPicker 2.0 Preview
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Posted a preview of the upcoming version. If you have comments about the UI, feel free to blast away. CamoPicker v2 preview[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Posted a preview of the upcoming version. If you have comments about the UI, feel free to blast away. CamoPicker v2 preview[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997As a disinterested party (i.e. would never use the software) but interested in GUI design, my 2c The tabs in the control layer seem to be ok , not too many of them and the contents look like they're obviously related - but I can imagine a user having to switch between tabs frequently while they play around with colours. You seem to have two panels headed 'select Paint System' on the General tab, which may be confusing Personally, looking at the form layout, I would probably make each of the user controls (for I assume that's what they are) collapsible and and re-positionable, and have only one tab (plus maybe the info tab - you don't show that in the screen shot so can't tell) That way the user can collapse any controls they don't want to see, and drag controls to the top for those they do want to see and use 'right now' You could also allow them to be re-sized, avoiding the need for scroll bars on some of them... Then if you wanted to be flash you could have them dockable - so the user could drag them out into their own windows... It'd make a nice article too - generic dockable sortable collabsible and draggable user controls...
MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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As a disinterested party (i.e. would never use the software) but interested in GUI design, my 2c The tabs in the control layer seem to be ok , not too many of them and the contents look like they're obviously related - but I can imagine a user having to switch between tabs frequently while they play around with colours. You seem to have two panels headed 'select Paint System' on the General tab, which may be confusing Personally, looking at the form layout, I would probably make each of the user controls (for I assume that's what they are) collapsible and and re-positionable, and have only one tab (plus maybe the info tab - you don't show that in the screen shot so can't tell) That way the user can collapse any controls they don't want to see, and drag controls to the top for those they do want to see and use 'right now' You could also allow them to be re-sized, avoiding the need for scroll bars on some of them... Then if you wanted to be flash you could have them dockable - so the user could drag them out into their own windows... It'd make a nice article too - generic dockable sortable collabsible and draggable user controls...
MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
_Maxxx_ wrote:
The tabs in the control layer seem to be ok , not too many of them and the contents look like they're obviously related - but I can imagine a user having to switch between tabs frequently while they play around with colours.
That would only be an issue on the advanced form, but it I don't see a resolution to that.
_Maxxx_ wrote:
You seem to have two panels headed 'select Paint System' on the General tab, which may be confusing
The "General" tab is on the simple form, and I simply couldn't think of a better name for it since it holds ALL of the controls on a single tab that had to be broken into different tabs on the advanced form. The idea is that they will either use the advanced for or the simple form, but not both. In fact, each form is its own version of the same thing.
_Maxxx_ wrote:
Personally, looking at the form layout, I would probably make each of the user controls (for I assume that's what they are) collapsible and and re-positionable, and have only one tab (plus maybe the info tab - you don't show that in the screen shot so can't tell)
I can't make them collapsible because one of the tab pages has so many (large) controls on it that they wouldn't fit in the space available.
_Maxxx_ wrote:
Then if you wanted to be flash you could have them dockable - so the user could drag them out into their own windows...
To be honest, I was considering making the weapon panel (the panel that shows the environment image with the weapon overlay) a floating window, separate from the controls, but I figured that if someone was already complaining about the size of the app, it wouldn't make much sense to go through the hassle of tying the two forms together. Thanks for the input. Even though I essentially shot down all your ideas, it gave me stuff to think about, and that's a good thing.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass."< -
Posted a preview of the upcoming version. If you have comments about the UI, feel free to blast away. CamoPicker v2 preview[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997I followed the link to your v.2. screen-shots, when I downloaded the program I got version 1.0.1.1, which has the older interface. I couldn't comment on the v.2. interface without having a chance to use it. But, I'm certainly in no hurry :) best, Bill
"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone." Bjarne Stroustrop circa 1990
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I followed the link to your v.2. screen-shots, when I downloaded the program I got version 1.0.1.1, which has the older interface. I couldn't comment on the v.2. interface without having a chance to use it. But, I'm certainly in no hurry :) best, Bill
"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone." Bjarne Stroustrop circa 1990
v1.0.1.1 is the latest version available to users. Version 2.0 is under development, and link merely shows screen shots.
BillWoodruff wrote:
But, I'm certainly in no hurry :)
Is that because 1.0 seems to be good enough, or because 1.0 sucks so bad that you're assuming v2 must be even worse. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
v1.0.1.1 is the latest version available to users. Version 2.0 is under development, and link merely shows screen shots.
BillWoodruff wrote:
But, I'm certainly in no hurry :)
Is that because 1.0 seems to be good enough, or because 1.0 sucks so bad that you're assuming v2 must be even worse. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Is that because 1.0 seems to be good enough, or because 1.0 sucks so bad that you're assuming v2 must be even worse. :)
Well that's a question puts me between the Devil and the deep blue sea :) The answer is: none of above: I'm just curious to see how your new interface works in action. I like to try things before I make comments. best, Bill
"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone." Bjarne Stroustrop circa 1990
