Hi everybody! I have finally started with the menu system for my project, and I know that I can't cover everything at the same time. So, I am putting this public question: What should the menu have?
Which menus are more important? I know that I can make one that will appear in the middle of the screen, and maybe be more comprehensive in it's selection.
Just now, I am focusing my attention on the 'side-shelf' style menu which is on the right side of the screen when you first start the program.
So far we have come to one very important conclusion: This program desperately needs an 'add' menu. By this I mean a grid of specialized parts that are sort of 'ready-made' and that way the user won't need to understand which CSS properties will give them which thing...
We'll just make up the parts and put them there in some sort of 'part-adding-menu'. Most programs have something like that.
This way, when the user is first entering into the program, there can be a button to simply enter in a new 'editable HTML' part.
To give a little bit more insight into the program: I can tell you that there is a 'single-atomic-component', meaning that every rectangular part that you are seeing is actually made with the same parts inside, regardless of whether they are being used.
This was unavoidable as a choice for the base of this program.
If anyone can, please follow up with some part descriptions for the add menu. One with editable text placed obviously inside of the rectangle has already been suggested. Are there any other 'standard' parts that you know about?
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Just now, I am focusing my attention on the 'side-shelf' style menu which is on the right side of the screen when you first start the program.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Here is a link to the WIKI: https://github.com/dckimGUY/HW-HTML-Drafting-Project/wiki/Ho...
So far we have come to one very important conclusion: This program desperately needs an 'add' menu. By this I mean a grid of specialized parts that are sort of 'ready-made' and that way the user won't need to understand which CSS properties will give them which thing...
We'll just make up the parts and put them there in some sort of 'part-adding-menu'. Most programs have something like that.
This way, when the user is first entering into the program, there can be a button to simply enter in a new 'editable HTML' part.
To give a little bit more insight into the program: I can tell you that there is a 'single-atomic-component', meaning that every rectangular part that you are seeing is actually made with the same parts inside, regardless of whether they are being used.
This was unavoidable as a choice for the base of this program.
If anyone can, please follow up with some part descriptions for the add menu. One with editable text placed obviously inside of the rectangle has already been suggested. Are there any other 'standard' parts that you know about?
Thanks,
-dckimGUY (dckim.com)