sl23 Posts: 285 01/03/2016	sl23 Posts: 285 Just wanted to start a discussion to see what other users thought and if Gian thinks it a good idea or not worth the hassle. I may have mentioned in another post something similar, but this is an expansion of that thought. I propose to combine the windows for SPS Manager, Configuration and Options. How? Well first thought is to create tabs on the existing Configuration window for Options and SPS Manager. Clicking these removes the configuration form and displays the necessary info for each of the other windows. As the Menu is locked when these are open any changes aren't affected by operation. I expect this would be quite a job to accomplish, but maybe something to keep in mind for a future release? It would tidy up the whole experience.
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Gianluca Administrator Posts: 1274 06/03/2016	Gianluca Administrator Posts: 1274 From a technical point of view is almost as rewriting an half of SyMenu but it's not an impossible task. Maybe in a future version. I have a question for you. Are you really sure that a mixed menu, built in elements and customized ones, should be so clear and easy to use for a normal user? Consider that, I am not a basic SyMenu user, but I rarely need to change the build in elements. I found my ideal menu structure and I leave it as it is for long. Instead I'm constantly changing the custom elements, adding new ones, removing old ones, changing the positions and the folders organization. So why I have to modify my custom elements along with the build in ones since they are so differently subjected to changes? Is it more logical and easier? Naturally I'm asking with no preconceptions and the question is opened to anyone.
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sl23 Posts: 285 06/03/2016	sl23 Posts: 285 I thought it may be a rather large task, as such maybe not worth the hassle. However as a contributor to SPS it is often a pain in the ass having to close a window to regain control of SyMenu to be able to open another. And then, repeat the procedure to go back to the original window! If there's another solution, then I'd be happy with that. I don't see a problem with a mixed menu. If it's a case of not letting certain users have rights to edit certain parts, then you could have options to password protect those tabs? Consider something like IObit Uninstaller that has a list on the left where you choose what you wish to do. You could allow SyMenu to be be elevated to admin so that certain parts could be hidden for sensitive circumstances, just as you hide apps within the menu configuration form. The other option which may be easier for you to implement and would solve the problem is to have links in each window for the other windows. So the SPS Manager would have the SPS Builder and Configuration links, SPS Builder would have links to SPS Manager and Configuration, and finally, Configuration would have links to SPS Builder and SPS Manager. Now the question is sure to rise about users having access again. Well I repeat, you could allow these links to be hidden under those circumstances. If something is not installed then the links would not be shown for those unused forms. For example, If the SPS Builder was used on it's own it would check the location for SyMenu and if it exists the links would appear in the SPS Builder window for SPS Manager and Configuration. Should SPS Builder be installed on it's own without SyMenu, it would detect that and not show the links. And so on for the other windows... So either combine or link them to allow access without having to close current windows.
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