[antlr-interest] Re: ANTLR 3.0ea2 and ANTLRWorks 1.0ea2 released!

[Jean Bovet]

> Hi Jean,
> Please excuse the abruptness of my previous two postings.
> AntlrWorks is a great concept and I am looking forward to its first  
> full release.
>

I don't expect positive comments, but I prefer when negative ones  
come with constructive comments ;-)

Concerning the coloring, I have no problem on my laptop (and Terence  
on his box) with many grammar files. I would be really happy if you  
could send me the grammar file which is causing these problems - it  
will help me to reproduce them (I have received some complains about  
the syntax coloring, but when I ask for an concrete example, I never  
get back an answer).

>
> I have another two suggestions
>
> i) Pressing the 'Submit Stats'  button locks up the GUI.
> This action should be passed to a background thread for processing  
> and the panel should close immediately.
> My website has code and details on spawning background threads and  
> handling their results for both Java V1.4 and V1.5
> http://www.forward.com.au/javaProgramming/ 
> index.html#programming_with_java_threads
>

I am already doing a lot of background threads ;-) But you are right  
that the submission should be done in the background: I have added  
this to my ToDo list!

> ii) I recommend you avoid error message (and confirmation) dialog  
> boxes alltogther.  This like article says why and suggests some  
> alternatives
> http://www.forward.com.au/javaProgramming/javaGuiTips/ 
> dialogBoxes.html#dialog_boxes
> I am sure you can think of others or more pleasing designs.
>

This is a delicate subject. I don't agree completely with your  
philosophy, but it is interesting. I am currently following (but  
there is some lack I recognize) the Apple Design Guidelines.

> As an adjunct to removing confirmation dialog boxes you need to  
> provide a comprehensive undo/redo function (not just for edits) so  
> the user can change their mind.
>

For what feature do you want a undo/redo aside from editing text ?  
Depending on the feature, I can add that in a future release.

Thanks a lot for your comments!

Jean

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.antlr.org/pipermail/antlr-interest/attachments/20050613/f198efe6/attachment.html