Whiz,
Great job you’ve done. I have downloaded Interface Writer 2.0 and here are my suggestions on what you can make better
There is no particular order in my list.
- Use a system dialog for opening and saving files. This allows easy selection of files without having to know their names. You can find more information about Common Dialogs at MSDN.
JScript code:
cd = new ActiveXObject("MSComDlg.CommonDialog"); // create the object
cd.Filter = "All Files(*.*)|*.*|JScript Files(*.js)|*.js"; // set file filter
cd.FilterIndex = 2;
cd.MaxFileSize = 128; // must set MaxFileSize. otherwise you will get an error´
cd.ShowOpen(); // show it to user
file = cd.FileName; // retrieve file + path
if (!file) { // If the user does enter file exit
MsgPlus.DisplayToast("", "You must enter a file name");
}
else {
MsgPlus.DisplayToast("", "The user selected:\n" + file );
}
- Remove the help tooltip from the ListView listing all Controls/elements. The tooltip is needed for hovering ellipsed items in the grid.
- Add support for Interface Tester to see the changes without having to create a test script.
- Add support for custom attributes.
- Add options dialog for various options, like "auto-save when I change a field" or "auto-create backup on opening a file" or "change indention style on generated XMLs".
- Add a list of recently used files.
- Add texts to the bottombar buttons. Always hovering them to guess their meaning is a bit strange.
So far for this list. Don’t forget—what you’ve already done is amazing, just keep up the good work.
Best,
mynetx
Interface Writer | [release] 3.0 | 22/08/2010
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