[GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

Richard Ullger rullger at gmail.com
Wed Sep 16 09:33:05 EDT 2020


On Wed, 16 Sep 2020, 13:48 D. via gnucash-user, <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
wrote:

> Thanks for pointing this bug out.
>
> It's too bad that the suggestion in the bug to discuss this change on the
> lists was not apparently taken up. The devs would then have at least heard
> from some other users about their use cases and preferences, and users
> would have had a heads up about the change. Instead, a change gets pushed
> out based on one person's request, mainly because it involves "three lines
> of code." I'll set aside the wisdom of making changes to software based
> primarily on the complexity of the fix, or on a single user and the
> opinions of three devs...
>
> While it might seem overkill to discuss something as seemingly minor as
> this change, I think *any* change in the user interface should be discussed
> more, rather than less.
>
> Now, we get to have that discussion.
>
> At the risk of repeating myself, let me re-present. In my usage of
> Gnucash, I keep a core set of tabs always open. These tabs represent my
> primary active accounts: my checking account, savings account, credit card
> account, and a cash account.
>
> I leave them open because they are involved in the vast majority of my
> transactions, and it is easier to click on one of the tabs than to go to
> the CoA, locate the account, and open it. I like to have them at the top of
> the list at all times because I can quickly locate them there. I know where
> they are.
>
> With the latest change, I no longer can rely on this. My core tabs move
> down. If I open one of my more obscure accounts to look at things, it
> pushes its way in at the top. If I've opened several of them, they are all
> at the top, and when I am done with those tabs, I have to carefully close
> tabs, rather than close all tabs below a certain point on the screen.
>
> None of this is particularly catastrophic, but it does affect me and my
> workflow every time I open or close an account, so I would prefer to have
> the option of restoring the old tab behavior.
>
> The idea of pinned tabs is interesting, although it doesn't remove the
> need for the preference. If I jump to a new account tab from a pinned one,
> will the new tab go at the end of the list, or bury itself in the middle of
> my pinned tabs? I think the user would still want the option of where the
> new tabs open.
>
> I'll give a clear and unambiguous preference: I want to be able to choose
> this behavior with a preference setting. Put this setting on the same page
> as the tab location setting, and have it read:
>
> Open new tabs: □ At the bottom of the tab list □ After the current tab
>
> David T.
>


Exactly my sentiments

Richard

>


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