Fix (better drag-n-drop): Scope Handler & Scope right-click Menu for adding new nodes #232
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The new DND behavior works great; users no longer accidentally drag a scope. But we don't have a proper drag handle; users must guess where to drag. Originally, we had a "Windows 95" style header bar for dragging (#55), then, @forrestbao didn't like it, and we removed it (#98). I would like to add it back. It is a clear handle for people to drag, and we can display some useful information in the header, e.g., function name, title, pod number, and execution count. What do you think? @forrestbao |
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How about displaying a handle only when the mouse is hovered near the top of a scope/cell? Like what most block-based text editors do below (the handle is two columns of ellipses).
Another solution is to enable Short_cut_key+Drag to move it. This is common in many Linux desktop environment and CAD software.
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SG, let's use the auto-hide handle in your solution one first. We kind-of already have something similar to solution 2, the "cut" button. The UI logic could be refined though. |
Note: To make sure the created node totally inside the scope, it will adjust the position of the new created node like how you drag an existing node into a scope. However, the adjustment is pretty limited because we still lack an auto-layout logic of all nodes. Something funny may happen if you create a scope in a newly-created scope because they have the exact size (default size), you can hardly separate them then. Refactoring is required after auto-layout/resize is implemented.