[[PageOutline]] = Manager menu reorganization = The Manager's menus (as of 7.4) are kind of clunky. == David's proposal as of 3/10/2015 == === Advanced View === * File * New BOINC Manager Window... * Select Computer... * Shut Down Connected Client... * ------------ * Close Window * Exit BOINC Manager... * View * Notices * Projects * Tasks * Transfers * Statistics * Disk * ------------ * Event Log... * ------------ * Simple View... * Activity * (no change) * Options * Computing Preferences... * Exclusive Applications... * ------------ * Manager and Network Options... * Display Columns... * Event Log Options... * ------------ * Read Config Files (3) * Tools * Add Project... (1) * Use Account Manager... (1) * Stop Using [AM name]... (2) * Synchronize with [AM name] (2) * ------------ * Run CPU Benchmarks * Retry Pending Transfers * Help * BOINC Help * BOINC Manager Help * ---separator--- * BOINC Web Site * ---separator--- * About BOINC Manager (1) if not using an account manager (2) if using an account manager (3) subsumes "read local prefs file" === 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 == Jacob's proposal == ... 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) === 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) == === Advanced View === * 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) == === Advanced View === * File * New BOINC Manager window... * Select computer... * Shut down connected client... * ---separator--- * Close window * Exit BOINC Manager... * View * Notices * ... * Disk usage * ---separator--- * Event log * ---separator--- * Simple View * Activity * (no change) * Computing & network * Preferences... * Exclusive applications... * Connection options * ---separator--- * Read config files * Read local prefs * Manager display * Manager options... * Select display columns... * Event log options... * Tools * Add project... (1) * Use account manager... (1) * Stop using [AM name]... (2) * Synchronize with [AM name] (2) * ---separator--- * Run CPU benchmarks * Retry pending transfers * 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