[Lazarus] New compiler options page "Additions and Overrides"

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:59:43 +0100
Martin <lazarus at mfriebe.de> wrote:

>[...]
> I understand well the importance of the difference storage types, and 
> even more to store an option in the correct place.
> 
> But I still thing it is too disrupting.
> 
> About the order: The order would be kept.
> * Targets: abc
> - Store IDE: Custom -Cr
> - Store IDE: Custom -Cr
> - Store lpi: Custom -Cr
> - Store lps: Custom -Cr
> * Targets: *
> - Store IDE: Custom -Cr
> - Store lpi: Custom -Cr
> - Store lps: Custom -Cr
> 
> Within each target, the order would be kept.
> Instead of using a "in matrix group/header", each storage group could 
> have a color
> 
> If there where 3 radiobutton at the begin of each row
> 
>    I | L | L  |  M | M
>    D | P | P  |  o | o
>    E | I | S  |  d | d
>      |   |    |  e | e
>      |   |    |  1 | 2
>    _______________
> / Targets: abc
> | * | o | o | [x] | [ ] | Custom -Cr
> | * | o | o | [x] | [ ] | Custom -Cr
> | o | * | o | [ ] | [x] | Custom -Cr
> | O | o | * | [x] | [x] | Custom -Cr
> 
> And each radio (column) had a different color, that would only show if the radio is set.
> Changing the radio, will change the order. That could be deferred, until the user ends editing the TArget.

Does that mean the user can not see the final result until he closes
and reopens the dialog?

And I don't see how the users can see that the storage takes higher
precedence than the targets. Can you give an example for two targets?

  
> ---------------------------
> Then the next thing is "Target", maybe that could be more descriptive
> "Apply to packages:"
> "Apply to project [x], packages: '*'"
> "Options for project [x] and packages: '*'"

Move the mouse over a target. The hint shows the targets as a
descriptive sentence.
At the moment you can edit the targets in place.
A descriptive sentence can not be edited in place. How do you want to
edit it?

 
> With the storage as radio, if the grid is empty, an empty (dummy) "Target" could be displayed.
> 
> Since the name of that line contains the description, users may realize that they can set options for packages.
> 
> 
> The "Target" header should allow right click, and offer a popup to add rows (idemacro, custum,...)

+1

Mattias