= Manager menu reorganization = The Manager's menus (as of 7.4) are kind of clunky. Here's one proposal (David's?) for reorganizing them: * File * Close Window * Exit BOINC Manager * Select Computer * Shut down connected client * New Window (launch another Manager) * View * Notices * ... * Disk usage * Simple View * Event Log * Activity * (no change) * Options * Add project * Use account manager * Manager options * Event log options * Select display columns * Computing preferences * Exclusive applications * Read config files * Tools * Run CPU benchmarks * Retry network communication * Help * (no change) ------------------------------------------------ Here's another proposal from Jacob, which includes reorganization and subtle name changes: Advanced View: * File * New BOINC Manager window... * Select computer... * Shut down connected client... * ---separator--- * Close window * Exit BOINC Manager... * View * Notices * Projects * Tasks * Transfers * Statistics * Disk usage * ---separator--- * Event Log... * ---separator--- * Simple View... * Activity * (no change) * Options * [Synchronize with AM-Name...] * [Stop using AM-Name...] * Add project... / Add project or account manager... * ---separator--- * Computing preferences... * Exclusive applications... * ---separator--- * Manager options... * Display columns... * Event Log options... * Tools * Run CPU benchmarks * Read config files * Retry pending transfers * Help * BOINC Help * BOINC Manager Help * ---separator--- * BOINC web site * ---separator--- * About BOINC Manager Simple View: * File * Close window * Exit BOINC Manager... * View * Skin -> (Selection) * ---separator--- * Event Log... * ---separator--- * Advanced View... * Options * Computing preferences... * Manager options... * Help * BOINC Help * BOINC Manager Help * ---separator--- * BOINC web site * ---separator--- * About BOINC Manager --------------------------------------------- Jord's proposal, uncluttering Advanced view * File * Close Window * Exit BOINC Manager * Shut down connected client * New Window (launch another Manager) * View * Notices * ... * Disk usage * Simple View * Activity * (no change) * Configuration * Computing preferences * Exclusive applications * Select display columns * Event Log Diagnostic Flags * Wizards * Add project * Use account manager * Tools * Manager options * Event log * Select computer * Run CPU benchmarks * Read config files * Read local prefs * Run CPU benchmarks * Retry network communication * Help * (no change) ------------------------------------------------- Charlie's proposal # 1 (Fewer changes to implement): * File * Close Window * Exit BOINC Manager * View * Notices * ... * Disk usage * ---separator--- * Event Log * ---separator--- * Simple View * Activity * (no change) * Advanced * Select Computer... * Shut down connected client * Run CPU benchmarks * New Window (launch another Manager)... * Event log options... * Select display columns... * Read config files * Read local prefs * Tools * [Synchronize with AM-Name...] * [Stop using AM-Name...] * Add project... * Use account manager... * Manager options... * Computing preferences... * Exclusive applications... * Retry network communication * Help * (no change) Simple View: * (no change) '''Notes:''' * ''Synchronize with AM-Name...'' and ''Stop using AM-Name...'' appear only if using Account Manager * ''Add project...'' and ''Use account manager...'' appear only if '''not''' using Account Manager ------------------------------------------------- Charlie's proposal # 2 (Better but a bit more work): * File * Close Window * New Window (launch another Manager)... * Exit BOINC Manager * View * Notices * ... * Disk usage * ---separator--- * Event Log * ---separator--- * Simple View * Activity * (no change) * Computing & Network * Preferences... * Exclusive applications... * Retry network communication * Shut down connected client * Run CPU benchmarks * Read config files * Read local prefs * Manager Display * Manager options... * Select display columns... * Select Computer... * Event log options... * Tools * [Synchronize with AM-Name...] * [Stop using AM-Name...] * Add project... * Use account manager... * Help * (no change) Simple View: * File * Close window * Exit BOINC Manager... * View * Advanced View... * ---separator--- * Skin -> (Selection) * Tools * Computing & network preferences... * Manager options... * Connection options * Help * BOINC Help * BOINC Manager Help * ---separator--- * BOINC web site * ---separator--- * About BOINC Manager '''Notes:''' * Split the current ''Options'' dialog into ''Computing options'' (current ''General'' tab) and ''Connection options'' (other tabs) * Though it is tempting to merge the current ''Options'' dialog into the ''Computing & network preference'' dialog, that is not a good idea because: * the ''Computing options'' and ''Connection options'' need to be available in both Advanced and Simple views, and * the ''Computing & network preferences'' dialog modifies the global_preferences_override.xml file, while the items in the ''Computing options'' and ''Connection options'' dialogs are written to the registry or sent to the client via RPC. * I have tried to put the most commonly used items nearest the top of each menu (except Exit should be at the end of the File menu) * ''Synchronize with AM-Name...'' and ''Stop using AM-Name...'' appear only if using Account Manager * ''Add project...'' and ''Use account manager...'' appear only if '''not''' using Account Manager