better organization/more choices for TC 6.0 config options

[sergeycentral]

One of the greatest advantages of TC is its highly customized usability . However, over the many additions throughout its versions, the config options dialog has become too cluttered and hard to navigate. I suggest to organize this in the upcoming TC 6.0 . The tabbed approach has reached its limit. To improve, the new TC should have an options dialog similar to mIRC; with a tree-like structure. So, for instance the FS Plugins button wouldn't have to be tightly placed between so many other options, rather under its own branch called "Plugins".

TC's options/choices can still be further extended without much coding. There are many settings now that are available only by manual manipulation of settings files, like the many great options in Tweak TC. It would just be nice to have in one place, at TC. Also, the ability to save color schemes would also be nice.

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[pdavit]

Great suggestion and… a natural suggestion I guess due to the problems you’ve taken the time to describe.

As an extension to what you have suggested here, it would also be nice if we kinda had an expansible configuration system where users can have a dedicated personal section with additional and user definable settings sourced from the ini file. That will eliminate manual editing and it will look more professional. Of course, that should be a future project due to its complexity in comparison with your suggestion of reorganizing the current tabbed configs.

[Lefteous]

this improvement has already been suggested in the german forum:

http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=809

if you don't understand german:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr?doit=done&urltext=http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=809&lp=de_en

[jb]

To improve, the new TC should have an options dialog ... with a tree-like structure.
...

TC's options/choices can still be further extended without much coding.

Yes, sounds good! I think this occasion would be perfect to reorganize also the .ini files. In particular the .ini files could reflect the tree-like structure. Currently the .ini files have only two levels, namely sections and keys.
See also topic Comments about TCmd's configuration files (INIs).

[jb]

this improvement has already been suggested in the german forum:

http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=809

if you don't understand german:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr?doit=done&urltext=http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=809&lp=de_en

I think this translation of babelfish is useless (full of errors) as in many other cases.

[Lefteous]

this improvement has already been suggested in the german forum:

http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=809

if you don't understand german:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr?doit=done&urltext=http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=809&lp=de_en

I think this translation of babelfish is useless (full of errors) as in many other cases.

ok I'll try a quick summary of Mr. Ghislers statements in this topic:
I'm thinking about a new settings implementation similar to mozilla. The number of pages could be increased easily.
Some undocumented settings will not be included.

[dagoon]

Some undocumented settings will not be included.

I've heard that "If the code is not worth documenting it probably is not worth running"
Just DO document them

regards

[Lefteous]

Some undocumented settings will not be included.

I've heard that "If the code is not worth documenting it probably is not worth running"
Just DO document them

regards

I just translated Ghislers statement. As far as i know all settings are documented in the help file (Allow for example), but cannot be configured in the configuration dialog.

[ghisler(Author)]

One of the greatest advantages of TC is its highly customized usability icon_biggrin.gif. However, over the many additions throughout its versions, the config options dialog has become too cluttered and hard to navigate. I suggest to organize this in the upcoming TC 6.0 icon_eek.gif.

I have already changed it, TC 6.0 will use a Mozilla-Style configuration dialog. No tree, though, just a list. But still better than with too many tabs...

[Lefteous]

One of the greatest advantages of TC is its highly customized usability icon_biggrin.gif. However, over the many additions throughout its versions, the config options dialog has become too cluttered and hard to navigate. I suggest to organize this in the upcoming TC 6.0 icon_eek.gif.

I have already changed it, TC 6.0 will use a Mozilla-Style configuration dialog. No tree, though, just a list. But still better than with too many tabs...

sounds like an opera style configuration dialog.

[Hacker]

Christian,

TC 6.0 will use a Mozilla-Style configuration dialog. No tree, though, just a list.

A list is much better (faster). Less searching and clicking on the + thingies.

Thanks
Roman

[fabiochelly]

I have already changed it, TC 6.0 will use a Mozilla-Style configuration dialog. No tree, though, just a list. But still better than with too many tabs...

Great! Will you intend to add many more options now that you have more place to do it?

[pdavit]

Will you intend to add many more options now that you have more place to do it?

I guess we WILL see a lot of new options due to the increased number of new features of the up-coming v6.0 of TC anyway!

[ghisler(Author)]

Great! Will you intend to add many more options now that you have more place to do it?

Yes, I have already added 3 new tabs
- FTP has its own tab now
- Directory tab headers has one
- The enhanced copy options have a tab too

Any others which I should add?

[fabiochelly]

The enhanced copy options have a tab too

What is the enhanced copy?

Any others which I should add?

Isn't it possible to include IniReloc in the options now?