Modern interface revamp in the future?
Hello,
I have used both CC2 and CC3. You can build some very detailed maps with this software.
The interface design, functionality and feel is at least 15 years old. There are much better solutions in today's interface design.
Are there any plans in the future for an interface revamp? Maybe for CC 4? *crosses fingers*
It would be awesome to see this program with a modern interface.
I have used both CC2 and CC3. You can build some very detailed maps with this software.
The interface design, functionality and feel is at least 15 years old. There are much better solutions in today's interface design.
Are there any plans in the future for an interface revamp? Maybe for CC 4? *crosses fingers*
It would be awesome to see this program with a modern interface.
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You can alter the mnu files to move things around and add menu selections.
That gut feeling aside, I was just curious if they were thinking of updating the interface to be a bit more intuitive and give it a more modern feel.
Just my 2 cents.
I never understand why people want it to work more like Photoshop though. The main reason I strongly dislike Photoshop is because it is so difficult and un-intuitive to use. I've always found CC3 (and CC2 before it) to be simplicity itself compared to Photoshop (Simplicity in terms of difficult to use, not in terms of what it can do and the power of it's tools). Personally, I love the ease of use and powers the CAD engine provides.
Don't get me wrong, I really like GIMP and Photoshop, but there is a lot I can't do with those programs as easily as I can in CAD based CC3. They do have their good features, though, and seeing things from them like Sheet Effects in CC3 is awesome. But at the end of the day, I want a CAD engine, not a bitmap editor/manipulator.
BTW: Did You know .NET 1 is officially _not_ supported on Windows 7?
The only think I really don't like about it is the "look" of the GUI and its configurability. From many of present SW I am used to be able to change the layout and/or arrangement of the controls the way I like it. This definitely goes for toolbars but it goes for other control elements as well. I know I can change it (the toolbars) by text-editing its config files, but...
Hopefully You know what I mean. The present GUI is just so.... (looing for proper word in english)... stoned, obsoleted...
I'd be really happy if ProFantasy brought us a new version of the great CCx with revamped GUI - using the best of present GUI widget possibilities but standing still on its "CAD-way-of-work".
Perhaps a little resource expenditure in making a user-friendly interface for customizing the toolbars and whatnot would pay off in opening more free time and resources for them later when they need not alter the interface again. Perhaps then if users express displeasure with the default interface, it would be a very simple matter for them to simply point to the easy customization widget and invite the users to have fun.
FYI, almost every facet of CC3 is customizable, although it does take a lot of investigation, reading, time, work, and even some archaic rituals involving candles, arcane symbols, strange powders, and other stuff (well o.k., maybe not the ritual part ;P ) The process is, however pretty daunting for a novice, and can even be intimidating for a seasoned user.
Nevertheless - simply, the present GUI is quite inflexible and asks for remake (did I mention such achievments like scrolling and/or zooming with mouse wheel etc.?
BTW: I dare to guess that some of the crashes of the program are based in an outdated/unsupported calls for some GUI routines (**Dron is crouching in a dark to avoid the thunderbolt coming from CC3 developers **
On the other hand - when saying "every facet of CC3 is customizable" - do You know how to add a new symbol catalog setting to a list of "symbol catalogs settings? Ie: When I go to menu "Symbol -> Symbol Settings" I get a window (Select catalong setting) with a list of included symbol catalogs. Is it possible to add a new catalog? And I mean - other then adding every new catalog by hand using the "Catalog setting specification" from the "advanced" part of the Window.
The point is to add all the CSUAC catalogs to the list in some batch or other "automatic" way. There's plenty of them (the CSUAC sym. catalogs) and I would really hate to do it every time I need to reainstall the machine or install the CC3 on other system...
I know of the way You've desribed - I actually wrote "...other then adding every new catalog by hand using the "Catalog setting specification" from the "advanced" part of the Window."
Nevermind - this is definitely off-topic here
But thanks for the hint. I found it finally in "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EvolutionComputing\CampaignCartographer3\XP\PKData\XPCC2\SymIcon Styles" - a pretty tricky place but at least I can back it up now...