Manager menu reorganization

The Manager's menus (as of 7.4) are kind of clunky.

David's proposal as of 3/10/2015

Advanced View

• File
  • New BOINC Manager Window...
  • Select Computer...
  • Shut down connected client...
  • ------------
  • Close Window
  • Exit BOINC Manager...
• View
  • Notices
  • ...
  • Disk usage
  • ------------
  • Event Log
  • ------------
  • Simple View
• Activity
  • (no change)
• Options
  • Computing preferences...
  • Exclusive applications...
  • ------------
  • Manager and network options...
  • Display columns...
  • Event log options...
  • ------------
  • Read config files (3)
• Tools
  • Add project... (1)
  • Use account manager... (1)
  • Stop using [AM name]... (2)
  • Synchronize with [AM name] (2)
  • ------------
  • Run CPU benchmarks
  • Retry pending transfers
• Help
  • BOINC Help
  • BOINC Manager Help
  • ---separator---
  • BOINC web site
  • ---separator---
  • About BOINC Manager

(1) if not using an account manager

(2) if using an account manager

(3) subsumes "read local prefs file"

Simple View

• File
  • Close window
  • Exit BOINC Manager...
• View
  • Skin -> (Selection)
  • ---separator---
  • Event Log...
  • ---separator---
  • Advanced View...
• Options
  • Computing preferences...
  • Manager options...
• Help
  • BOINC Help
  • BOINC Manager Help
  • ---separator---
  • BOINC web site
  • ---separator---
  • About BOINC Manager

Jacob's proposal

... which includes reorganization and subtle name changes:

Advanced View

• File
  • New BOINC Manager window...
  • Select computer...
  • Shut down connected client...
  • ---separator---
  • Close window
  • Exit BOINC Manager...
• View
  • Notices
  • Projects
  • Tasks
  • Transfers
  • Statistics
  • Disk usage
  • ---separator---
  • Event Log...
  • ---separator---
  • Simple View...
• Activity
  • (no change)
• Options
  • [Synchronize with AM-Name...]
  • [Stop using AM-Name...]
  • Add project... / Add project or account manager...
  • ---separator---
  • Computing preferences...
  • Exclusive applications...
  • ---separator---
  • Manager options...
  • Display columns...
  • Event Log options...
• Tools
  • Run CPU benchmarks
  • Read config files
  • Retry pending transfers
• Help
  • BOINC Help
  • BOINC Manager Help
  • ---separator---
  • BOINC web site
  • ---separator---
  • About BOINC Manager

Simple View

• File
  • Close window
  • Exit BOINC Manager...
• View
  • Skin -> (Selection)
  • ---separator---
  • Event Log...
  • ---separator---
  • Advanced View...
• Options
  • Computing preferences...
  • Manager options...
• Help
  • BOINC Help
  • BOINC Manager Help
  • ---separator---
  • BOINC web site
  • ---separator---
  • About BOINC Manager

Jord's proposal

(Uncluttering Advanced view)

Advanced View

• File
  • Close Window
  • Exit BOINC Manager
  • Shut down connected client
  • New Window (launch another Manager)
• View
  • Notices
  • ...
  • Disk usage
  • Simple View
• Activity
  • (no change)
• Configuration
  • Computing preferences
  • Exclusive applications
  • Select display columns
  • Event Log Diagnostic Flags
• Wizards
  • Add project
  • Use account manager
• Tools
  • Manager options
  • Event log
  • Select computer
  • Run CPU benchmarks
  • Read config files
  • Read local prefs
  • Run CPU benchmarks
  • Retry network communication
• Help
  • (no change)

Charlie's proposal 1 (Fewer changes to implement)

Advanced View

• File
  • Close Window
  • Exit BOINC Manager
• View
  • Notices
  • ...
  • Disk usage
  • ---separator---
  • Event Log
  • ---separator---
  • Simple View
• Activity
  • (no change)
• Advanced
  • Select Computer...
  • Shut down connected client
  • Run CPU benchmarks
  • New Window (launch another Manager)...
  • Event log options...
  • Select display columns...
  • Read config files
  • Read local prefs
• Tools
  • [Synchronize with AM-Name...]
  • [Stop using AM-Name...]
  • Add project...
  • Use account manager...
  • Manager options...
  • Computing preferences...
  • Exclusive applications...
  • Retry network communication
• Help
  • (no change)

Simple View

• (no change)

Notes:

• Synchronize with AM-Name... and Stop using AM-Name... appear only if using Account Manager
• Add project... and Use account manager... appear only if not using Account Manager

Charlie's proposal 2 (Better but a bit more work)

Advanced View

• File
  • Close Window
  • New Window (launch another Manager)...
  • Exit BOINC Manager
• View
  • Notices
  • ...
  • Disk usage
  • ---separator---
  • Event Log
  • ---separator---
  • Simple View
• Activity
  • (no change)
• Computing & Network
  • Preferences...
  • Exclusive applications...
  • Retry network communication
  • Shut down connected client
  • Run CPU benchmarks
  • Read config files
  • Read local prefs
• Manager Display
  • Manager options...
  • Select display columns...
  • Select Computer...
  • Event log options...
• Tools
  • [Synchronize with AM-Name...]
  • [Stop using AM-Name...]
  • Add project...
  • Use account manager...
• Help
  • (no change)

Simple View

• File
  • Close window
  • Exit BOINC Manager...
• View
  • Advanced View...
  • ---separator---
  • Skin -> (Selection)
• Tools
  • Computing & network preferences...
  • Manager options...
  • Connection options
• Help
  • BOINC Help
  • BOINC Manager Help
  • ---separator---
  • BOINC web site
  • ---separator---
  • About BOINC Manager

Notes:

• Split the current Options dialog into Computing options (current General tab) and Connection options (other tabs)
  • Though it is tempting to merge the current Options dialog into the Computing & network preference dialog, that is not a good idea because:
    • the Computing options and Connection options need to be available in both Advanced and Simple views, and
    • the Computing & network preferences dialog modifies the global_preferences_override.xml file, while the items in the Computing options and Connection options dialogs are written to the registry or sent to the client via RPC.
• I have tried to put the most commonly used items nearest the top of each menu (except Exit should be at the end of the File menu)
• Synchronize with AM-Name... and Stop using AM-Name... appear only if using Account Manager
• Add project... and Use account manager... appear only if not using Account Manager