osX users: star class

Post #1by **ElChristou** » 11.12.2007, 00:54

What about adding the star class after the star name in the browser? (just like the galaxies types before switching to the new browser)

Post #2by **ElChristou** » 11.12.2007, 13:31

36 views, so almost all interested must have read this!
Hey guys, wake up, if you think it's useless, please drop a line to say why!
Tx!

BobHegwood · Post #3by **BobHegwood** » 11.12.2007, 14:23

Be patient there ElChristou,

Not everyone reads the forum 5 times a day like we do... :wink:

Post #4by **ElChristou** » 11.12.2007, 15:02

BobHegwood wrote:Be patient there ElChristou,

Not everyone reads the forum 5 times a day like we do...

Sure, but I saw trolling around a few "regular" osX users since the post...

... but perhaps I wasn't clear...

Again, actually, you open your browser on the stars tab and have some lists there. The point would be to add something like the first letter of the class or the full class after the name of the star (could be in grey between ()). It would be a way to help the user who's looking for a particular class to pick it immediately...

Post #5by **dirkpitt** » 11.12.2007, 18:12

There are lots of ways that the browser could be improved. Good ideas are always welcome.

Post #6by **ElChristou** » 13.12.2007, 11:34

DW, as no one seems to have an opinion, should we take this silence for a OK and go ahead?
(Finally, I suppose we should not ask too much and do the stuff as we have done so far...)

tech2000 · Post #7by **tech2000** » 13.12.2007, 12:06

I'm FOR the change... so please go ahead if you aren't receiving any complaints..

Bye, Anders

Post #8by **ElChristou** » 27.12.2007, 14:22

DW, no complaints, so shall we? (or you prefer to wait the cross platform?)

Sui Ota · Post #9by **Sui Ota** » 27.12.2007, 20:33

IMHO, I don't satisfied with exting Browser...
I want one like Windows version(Star Browser, Solar System Browser), at least...

Post #10by **ElChristou** » 27.12.2007, 20:38

Sui Ota wrote:IMHO, I don't satisfied with exting Browser...
I want one like Windows version(Star Browser, Solar System Browser), at least...

Sui, you mean separated windows?

Sui Ota · Post #11by **Sui Ota** » 27.12.2007, 20:55

ElChristou wrote:
Sui Ota wrote:IMHO, I don't satisfied with exting Browser...
I want one like Windows version(Star Browser, Solar System Browser), at least...

Sui, you mean separated windows?

No, it would be better that the windows are integrated like the existing one.
I meant about indivisual features for stars and solar systems, respectively.

Post #12by **ElChristou** » 27.12.2007, 21:15

Sui Ota wrote:
ElChristou wrote:
Sui Ota wrote:IMHO, I don't satisfied with exting Browser...
I want one like Windows version(Star Browser, Solar System Browser), at least...

Sui, you mean separated windows?
No, it would be better that the windows are integrated like the existing one.
I meant about indivisual features for stars and solar systems, respectively.

Ok, yep but I fear we will get a really advanced browser with new features only after the cross platform UI... (like the one we where discussing here: http://shatters.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=96870#96870)

Post #13by **dirkpitt** » 31.12.2007, 10:51

Sui:
ElChristou's right, while the OS X browser has shortcomings I feel that we should begin focusing our efforts on the new cross-platform UI.

ElChristou:
Sorry, I gave up on the star classes idea (e.g., Sun (...)). The addition of the spectral type info added too much visual clutter, and the spectral type just looks confusing - I'll give a prize to the first non-astrophysicist who can explain to me what "B8I-a" in Rigel (B8I-a) means. :wink:

Post #14by **ElChristou** » 31.12.2007, 11:05

dirkpitt wrote:...Sorry, I gave up on the star classes idea (e.g., Sun (...)). The addition of the spectral type info added too much visual clutter, and the spectral type just looks confusing - I'll give a prize to the first non-astrophysicist who can explain to me what "B8I-a" in Rigel (B8I-a) means.

Bah, you probably right, no need to lose time on this...
What will be the process to switch to the cross platform UI? Is Qt definitively our choice? What are the steps for us under osX to begin lurking and testing?

Sui Ota · Post #15by **Sui Ota** » 31.12.2007, 14:10

dirkpitt wrote:Sui:
ElChristou's right, while the OS X browser has shortcomings I feel that we should begin focusing our efforts on the new cross-platform UI.

Yes, I've felt unconvenient for the Browsers of the OS X....
So the cross platform UI seems to be a good solution (but I'm not familiar with that...)

bh · Post #16by bh » 31.12.2007, 15:48

Still getting used to the browser in OSX... seems to be quite different from the win version.