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[[Category:Feature|Replace combo box in journal search]]
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== Summary ==
When lots of activities are installed, the "what" combo box on the Journal toolbar becomes unwieldy. This feature would replace the combo box with a palette.
[[File:Journal-what-palette.png|800px]]
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:Walter|Walter Bender]]
* Email: <walter at sugarlabs dot org>
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: 1.02
* Last updated: 2014-02-17
* Percentage of completion: 95% (patch written, awaiting further design review)
== Detailed Description ==
When lots of activities are installed, the "what" combo box on the Journal toolbar becomes unwieldy. This feature would replace the combo box with a palette (as shown in the figure). (In addition, the current implementation of the combo box sorts the activities by bundle_id, not very useful. The new code would sort by Activity name.)
From the palette, you see more choices w/o needed to scroll. Plus the palette is much easier to use with touch.
A palette is also used for the "when" filter for consistency.
== Benefit to Sugar ==
This feature will help us scale to more activities.
== Scope ==
The intervention is limited to journaltoolbar.py.
== How To Test ==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}
== User Experience ==
The user will see a palette displayed instead of a combo box.
== Dependencies ==
No new dependencies
== Contingency Plan ==
There is no adverse impact if this feature does not land.
== Documentation ==
== Release Notes ==
== Comments and Discussion ==
* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion tab for this feature]]
[[Category:Feature|Replace combo box in journal search]]
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== Summary ==
When lots of activities are installed, the "what" combo box on the Journal toolbar becomes unwieldy. This feature would replace the combo box with a palette.
[[File:Journal-what-palette.png|800px]]
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:Walter|Walter Bender]]
* Email: <walter at sugarlabs dot org>
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: 1.02
* Last updated: 2014-02-17
* Percentage of completion: 95% (patch written, awaiting further design review)
== Detailed Description ==
When lots of activities are installed, the "what" combo box on the Journal toolbar becomes unwieldy. This feature would replace the combo box with a palette (as shown in the figure). (In addition, the current implementation of the combo box sorts the activities by bundle_id, not very useful. The new code would sort by Activity name.)
From the palette, you see more choices w/o needed to scroll. Plus the palette is much easier to use with touch.
A palette is also used for the "when" filter for consistency.
== Benefit to Sugar ==
This feature will help us scale to more activities.
== Scope ==
The intervention is limited to journaltoolbar.py.
== How To Test ==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}
== User Experience ==
The user will see a palette displayed instead of a combo box.
== Dependencies ==
No new dependencies
== Contingency Plan ==
There is no adverse impact if this feature does not land.
== Documentation ==
== Release Notes ==
== Comments and Discussion ==
* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion tab for this feature]]