Re: Setting large numbers of parameters in a Dialog box?

Posted by Gabriel Landini on Mar 26, 2010; 5:06pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Setting-large-numbers-of-parameters-in-a-Dialog-box-tp3688773p3688776.html

On Friday 26 Mar 2010  17:04:27 you wrote:

> I have a Tool button that when left-clicked executes an "action" and
> when right-clicked brings up a dialog to set parameters for that
> action. The problem is that I have so many parameters that the box
> becomes larger than the screen :-) since apparently I need a new line
> for each parameter ? (or is there a way to add several strings and
> checkboxes on one line?)
>
> Since some of the parameters will change frequently and some only
> rarely, I thought to list only the frequent parameters in my dialog
> but have some means (a button?) to bring up if required a second
> dialog to change the rare parameters.
>
> I don't want dialog boxes popping up whenever the user left-clicks the
> action tool, and I don't really want to create a second tool button to
> set the various parameters. Yes, I could test if the parameters had
> been set when the action is performed, and if not, popup different
> dialogs, but then how would I allow the user to reset parameters once
> they were set (without popping up dialogs every time?)
>
> To summarise, how do I construct dialogs to allow resetting many
> parameters, but only when required, and in an unobtrusive way ?
>

it might probably be useful to have a look at Jerome's "Action Bar". You can
add as many buttons as you want that trigger other macros or plugins.
http://imagejdocu.tudor.lu/doku.php?id=plugin:utilities:action_bar:start

Cheers,

G.