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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...
- Read config files
- ------------
- Manager options...
- Display columns...
- Event log options...
- Tools
- Add project... (1)
- Use account manager... (1)
- Stop using [AM name]... (2)
- Synchronize with [AM name] (2)
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- 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
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.
- Though it is tempting to merge the current Options dialog into the Computing & network preference dialog, that is not a good idea because:
- 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
