| | 1 | === Window === |
| | 2 | A window is a rectangular portion of the display on a computer monitor that presents its contents (e.g., the contents of a directory, a text file or an image) seemingly independently of the rest of the screen. Windows are one of the elements that comprise a graphical user interface (GUI). |
| | 3 | Each window has its own Title Bar. |
| | 4 | When the content is bigger than the visual working area of the window, scrollbars appear. Note that content is defined for specific elements. |
| | 5 | === Dialog === |
| | 6 | The dialogs are windows which have only basic functionality. Dialogs are windows that provide non-editing functionalities (outside of book editing itself) and provide information - opening, saving, information for books, errors, etc. It is not nessesary for a dialog to be related to a specific book. |
| | 7 | === Flap === |
| | 8 | The flaps hold most of Sophie’s functionality that the user can’t get at through the halos and HUDs. Each flap has tabs in it; each tab has palettes. |
| | 9 | === Tab === |
| | 10 | Tabs allow for the selection of data sets to be displayed. Data associated with a tab is accessed through a single click of the tab. Tabs may contain one or more palettes. Tabs present a title that is visible to the user (such as "tools", "books", "pages", etc.) |
| | 11 | === Palette === |
| | 12 | Palettes give control over application or book element features. Palettes are loaded automatically or as modules. Palettes can be unloaded by unloading the corresponding module. |
| | 13 | * Palettes that control by dragging between layout elements |
| | 14 | * Some list palettes allow dragging elements to the Book Desktop or a book window (from resources palette for example) |
| | 15 | * Dragging a page element to a palette is also possible, for saving templates for example |
| | 16 | * Palettes that control by dragging elements inside the palette |
| | 17 | * Some list palettes allow editing by dragging elements inside the palette. |
| | 18 | * Page preview palette - for reordering pages |
| | 19 | * Timeline palette - by dragging timeline entry frame box |
| | 20 | * Palettes that control by other elements |
| | 21 | * Buttons - for example the plugin configuration palette |
| | 22 | * Fields - some palettes may contain text fields |
| | 23 | * Preview palettes - contain only preview (text or media) and no controls |
| | 24 | === Button == |
| | 25 | Buttons trigger specific functionality. This may be |
| | 26 | * Menu |
| | 27 | * File operation |
| | 28 | === BoundControl === |
| | 29 | * A Bound Control gives the on-the-fly changes functionality. This means that changing a property/group of properties is done immidiately, without clicking Apply or OK buttons. All of the changes can be undone. |
| | 30 | * Bound controls are part of huds, dialogs ot palettes. |
| | 31 | === Halo === |
| | 32 | * Halos are icons that invoke HUDs. Different items in Sophie have different kinds of Halos. |
| | 33 | * Halos are showed when an element (book element) is selected. Displaying halos is relevant with what can be done with this element (book element). |
| | 34 | === HUD === |
| | 35 | * HUDs are windows that provide information and control for a specific type of object. |
| | 36 | * HUDs are triggered by Halos. |
| | 37 | === ColorPicker === |
| | 38 | * Allows the user to select a predefined color, create a custom one, or pick up color from other object on the page. |
