Parts dialog, problem with "Generate" ("New All" replacement string)
In the latest (pre 3.2) nightly I see that
"New All" in the Parts dialog box has been replaced with "Generate".
Even though "Generate" gets us away from one of the most memorable Tantacrul criticisms / memes, Generate does not seem like an improvement to me:
- Generate loses the "All" part of New All.
- Without "All", "Generate" is semantically indistinguishable from the (single part) "New" button below it.
"Generate" has a tooltip:
"Generate new part for each instrument"
I would prefer users not to depend on the tooltip to distinguish Generate from New.
My suggestions
3.1 "New All" / nightly "Generate" -> "All Parts New"
"New" -> "New Part". Also, "New" does not have a tooltip like New All / Generate.
Add tooltip for "New Part":
"Generate new part for an instrument"
Comments
I agree Generate is a rather meaningless name on a button. I'm sure the desire was to make it say something better but keep the same size. They failed in the something better department.
Thanks @mike320
Issue #291177: Improve "Generate" (formerly "New All") and other Parts dialog box buttons created.
Do you want to use your newly re-acquired PR generating skills to submit one? I expect we may have more discussion on the Issue tracker or the PR.
In reply to Thanks @mike320 Issue … by Riaan van Niekerk
I haven't delved sufficiently into the interactions between C++ and QT yet to do it in a few minutes like the more seasoned programmers. I would prefer to just see the mistake deleted, but I'm not sure how that works.
In reply to I haven't delved… by mike320
Not related to any C++ or Qt skills, just need to locate that string and replace it with something better
In reply to Not related to any C++… by Jojo-Schmitz
Any thoughts on the suggestions at #291177: Improve "Generate" (formerly "New All") and other Parts dialog box buttons? I think this will lead to larger buttons or words being cut off depending upon how the button size is calculated, otherwise I like the idea.