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"There is no good way to put comments into GUI." Maybe he hasn't seen any, but this seems a harsh conclusion. Whoever wrote the GUI could track history of chan
by synnik 15y ago
"There is no good way to put comments into GUI."
Maybe he hasn't seen any, but this seems a harsh conclusion. Whoever wrote the GUI could track history of changes, make comments required, and show it in the GUI.
There is a vast difference between "there is no way", and "I haven't seen it done right"
- bradleyland 15y agoWe've solved this type of problem before with a set of meta-config entries. Each field gets an entry in the meta-config table. There is a small mouse-over widget next to each config field that allows you to view/edit comments for that specific config item. It's no where near as simple as comments in a text file, but it's more "user" friendly, where the user is someone other than a programmer. The primary reason one builds a GUI around a configuration is for guidance. Text based configuration is great if you're accustomed to reading error messages that contain line numbers, but GUI interfaces are able to provide a lot clearer direction for visually oriented people. With a GUI, you can highlight the issues using color, weight, and even motion. You can also provide guidance for correcting the error directly next to the item with the issue.
- thisrod 15y agoThe ultimate graphical configuration editor, Smalltalk, does all of this. It even puts text fields labelled "comment" where the user is likely to want them. Which is configurable, in case the user wants them elsewhere.