My 2 cents on this :<br>It seems to me that the input list is provided in alphabetical order. In my<br>case I have a lot of custom plugins that take 2 inputs, one being vtkImageData<br>and the other a vtkPolyData (such a stream tracer with custom source). <br>
Depending on wich is the 'principal' input, the default input setting of this <br>panel have non-corresponding type. For instance, the Image input is set<br>to an existing PointSet.<br><br>I don't know if I am clear enough, but maybe you can try with the stream tracer<br>
with custom source: in the current configuration, there is no problem. But I am<br>quite sure that if you rename the 2nd input "Source" to "ArbitrarySource" in the<br>filters.xml, you will understand this tiny problem.<br>
<br>Jerome<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/3/16 Christian Werner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christian.werner@rwth-aachen.de">christian.werner@rwth-aachen.de</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I vote yes for the mockup!<br>
<br>
Utkarsh Ayachit wrote:<br>
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I agree, the pipeline preview is confusing and for the most part<br>
useless. Unless people object, I'd vote for removing it as well.<br>
<br>
Attached is a sample mockup. In case of filters like Append which have<br>
single input port, but multiple input connections, the use can type in<br>
a comma separated list of the inputs in the input field or select<br>
multiple items using the pipeline browser in the dialog.<br>
<br>
Utkarsh<br>
<br>
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Christian Werner<br>
<<a href="mailto:christian.werner@rwth-aachen.de" target="_blank">christian.werner@rwth-aachen.de</a>> wrote:<br>
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As a user, may I present three suggestions, two of which should be very easy<br>
and still yield an improvement.<br>
<br>
1) remove the Pipeline Preview: This may be rude because it's somehow nice.<br>
But then again, you cannot change what happens to the pipeline anyway. Also,<br>
I don't think one would change his mind about the selection of the inputs<br>
just because the Pipeline Preview shows something unsuspected. Most of the<br>
time the user knows what he is doing and wants to quickly and easily select<br>
his inputs. The actual layout works against this intend. The Pipeline<br>
Preview can be included again once a nice layout is found.<br>
<br>
2) hide the Pipeline Preview and make it visible if the user wants to<br>
<br>
3) change the layout such that the inputs are shown on top and let QT manage<br>
the form's height. You normally don't use so many inputs, so this most<br>
probably would never lead to problems.<br>
<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Christian<br>
<br>
Paul Edwards wrote:<br>
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One simple fix would be to make sure that the preview window isn't<br>
selectable. A lot of my users get confused thinking one box is for<br>
the input and the other as the source.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
On 12 March 2010 19:10, Utkarsh Ayachit <<a href="mailto:utkarsh.ayachit@kitware.com" target="_blank">utkarsh.ayachit@kitware.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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I cannot agree more. I am going to take a stab and fixing this before<br>
3.8. We've just had too many complaints about this dialog to keep on<br>
delaying this.<br>
<br>
Utkarsh<br>
<br>
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Christian Werner<br>
<<a href="mailto:christian.werner@rwth-aachen.de" target="_blank">christian.werner@rwth-aachen.de</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hello!<br>
<br>
I wonder why the input port selection is so cramped in the input editor.<br>
It<br>
is really bad that you cannot actually read out the selections you make<br>
without moving the scrollbar. Then, after scrolling, you cannot change<br>
the<br>
other input without scrolling back. This really steals your time. On the<br>
other hand there is that pipeline preview which is nice to see but<br>
honestly<br>
I'd instantly trade it away for a better overview on my inputs. I have<br>
attached a picture that shows the situation on my PC.<br>
<br>
By the way, doesn't anyone have any idea about my last issue? (no<br>
cell/point<br>
data in imported ITK volumes):<br>
<br>
<br>
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"Create Cell or Point Data out of Image"<br>
<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Christian<br>
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