Indigrid

Posted by washere
Dec 30, 2017 at 06:54 PM

> Mark Nevarrik wrote: ..............
>And Washere left me hanging on the “half a dozen vital functions and
>interface features” that could make the software better. I’d love to
>hear what’s on that list Washere.

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1: File (menu): New, Open, Close, Save, Save as..

2: Export: (Standard tree outline) OPML
Or OTL, I am a Bonsai Natara kind of guy. HTML for tree is pretty useless.

3: Import: samo samo ^^^

4: Night Mode, as in many apps: Black/very dark background with light grey/white font
Like many, I simply do not use apps with white background. Not just to save battery on laptop, or the eyes, can not do it anymore like many accustomed.
Even my Win explorer panes are black, as my Android Substratum black themes, etc.
Better yet, customize colors options, too early for you prob.

5: Stabilize:
Crashes: C0000005 etc
Opening app or inserting columns makes the file go away and gives blank screen, another func brings it back!
etc etc I have not had time to red comments in this thread yet, prob have similar issues, i’d list’em to replicate

6: Bottom bar: Try smaller laptops, does not fit
either compact it so it fits, abbreviate or one word on top of other etc
or better yet, convert to top toolbar with text lable on mouse-hover-focus

7: Basic Outline Tree Functions that do work in all scenarios
With shortcuts/menu (and in later vers top toolbar icons):

Insert Node: (i’d drop columns terminology), below where the current mouse or cursor focus is
Insert Child Node: or Sub-Node samo, multi level
Delete: Node / Child-node
Move Node (or Child node) ^ Up + Down v
Move Node (or Child node)

< Left + Right >

: This is for sub-levels
Exapnd All
Collapse All
Expand Branch: having current mouse or cursor focus
Collapse Branch: having current mouse or cursor focus

I know you might say some of these are there but they are:
Not functioning as they should per definition in some cases
Not fuunctioning
Not stable
Not all listed are there
This is a basic set of functions needed for any tree outline editor, there is more though!
A project manager or professional tester would basically savage the current build wrt above basic tree-outliner basic func.s, no way jose, it ain’t even close in features or performance or stability.

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This should be good to start with aiming for a stable Beta or an RC1.

The last section, 7, plus OPML export as no tool is an island nowadays, is most important.
If no color customming or at least Dark/night/black mode, I won’t use it.
Like I said, the idea and the looks are good, if you end up enjoy using it, it will be good.

Good luck bro