Budgeting?

[The Doctor What]

* Boris Goldowsky (boris at alum.mit.edu) [030211 04:58]:
> A similar problem is commonly seen in making multiple selections from a 
> filesystem, or when customizing the install of an application.  An 
> example that I'd consider to be a well-done user interface is Apple's 
> Backup application.  If you want to pick and choose files and 
> directories to back up, you get a view of the top-level directories 
> with two controls next to each:  a checkbox and a triangle (the 
> standard for a container-type object:  triangle pointing to the right 
> if closed, click to get a triangle pointed down with the sub-objects 
> listed below, indented; click again to collapse it).
> 
> The checkbox actually can have THREE states.  If you simply click it, 
> it goes from "unchecked" to "checked" and back again, meaning the 
> entire directory is selected or not.  But if you open the directory via 
> the triangle, and select some (but not all) included files or 
> subdirectories, the triangle automatically gets a "-" inside it, 
> indicating the partial selection.  The selections, and the "-" sign, 
> persist when the directory is collapsed from visibility so you can tell 
> that there are sub-selections within.

I like this idea.  It's used in other interfaces, so that it'll be
familiar to some users, and it's flexible.  Is it doable, GnuCash
Developers?

Ciao!

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