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−	~~[[Slicer3:Developers \|Go to Slicer3 Developer Info >~~> ]]
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−	~~= Project goals =~~
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−	* Design and engineer Slicer3 UI.
−	* Develop human interface and style guidelines for developers.
−	* Develop a user-centered design practice for developers.
−	* Design a new brand for Slicer3.
−	* Develop visual communication guidelines for the Slicer3 brand.
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−	~~= Project overview =~~
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−	The scope of this effort is sorted into four categories: Engineering, UI design, Usability and Slicer3 branding. The subtasks of each category are itemized below and specific information about each category is located on the linked pages.
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−	~~=== [[Slicer3:UIEngineering\|UI Architecture & Engineering]] ===~~
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−	'''~~Tasks~~:''' ~~(more detailed UI Architecture & Engineering information can be found [[Slicer3:UIEngineering\|on the UI Architecture & Engineering page]]).~~
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−	* design thin GUI layer, separate from the control logic and data model;
−	* design a model for representing the UI and managing local events;
−	* extend the model for handling remote events;
−	* design means of mapping KWWidgets onto that model;
−	* set priorities with Kitware involving extensions & modifications to ~~KWWidgets;~~
−	* determine the ~~api to application logic, used by GUI and by scripts;~~
−	* design set of base classes for slicer modules and custom widgets that give module developers an easy pattern to follow;
−	* develop guidelines for slicer ~~base developers and module developers;~~
−	* design mechanism for centrally specifying look & feel (and permitting overrides);
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−	~~'''Ongoing Projects:'''~~
−	~~(Please link any GUI related engineering projects below)~~
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−	~~'''Status:''' beta~~. ~~ongoing refinement.~~
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−	~~=== [[Slicer3:UIDesign\|UI Design]] ===~~
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−	~~'''Tasks:''' (more detailed UI Design information can be found [[Slicer3:UIDesign\|on the UI Design page ]]).~~
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−	* design overall look to Slicer3 application in keeping with core values;
−	* design look & feel applied to developer modules;
−	* implement Slicer3 Application GUI
−	* design conventions for specifying global and module-~~specific keyboard accelerators;~~
−	* specify and document global keyboard accelerators;
−	* iterate on prototype(s) and present them for comments and suggestions;
−	* develop and publish [[Slicer3:Human_Interface_and_Style_Guide_for_Developers \| Human Interface & Slicer Style Guidelines for Developers]] (currently under development).
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−	~~'''Status:''' main application GUI complete. Time should be allocated for user-centered refinement of core module GUIs which were hurriedly assembled. Style guidelines are currently being drafted.~~
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−	=~~== [[Slicer3:Usability\|Usability]] ===~~
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−	~~'''Tasks:''' (more detailed Usability information can be found [[Slicer3:Usability\| on the Slicer3 Usability~~ page ~~]]).~~
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−	* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_user-centered_design_practice \| light-weight user-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
−	* use this process to design and implement main application interface, and some core functionality.
−	* promote awareness of this process and encourage its adoption among developers
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−	~~'''Status:''' practice~~ is ~~developed and published on the wiki. We have used this practice where appropriate on some base modules. The practice has not yet been actively promoted.~~
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−	~~=== [[Slicer3:Slicer3Brand\|3DSlicer Brand (Core Values, Logo, and Visual Communication Guidelines)]] ===~~
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−	~~(Slicer3 Core Vales, Logo versions and Visual Communication Guidelines describing the logo's rules of use can be found[[Slicer3:Slicer3Brand\| on the Slicer3 Brand page ]]).~~
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−	~~'''Tasks:'''~~
−	* fully express new 3DSlicer brand: design logo, splash screen
−	* develop and publish [[media:3DSlicerBrandGuidelines.pdf \| Slicer3 Visual Communication Guidelines]] to promote consistent use of the Slicer3 brand
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−	~~'''Status:''' complete.~~
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−	~~= Public suggestion section: What guidelines do developers need? =~~
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−	Please add suggestions here for what additional guidelines need to be available in Slicer's [[Slicer3:Human_Interface_and_Style_Guide_for_Developers \| Human Interface and Style Guidelines]], currently under development.
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−	~~= User Feedback: Feature, Resource, Application Convention Requests =~~
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−	~~We are collecting '''[[Slicer3:FeatureRequests\|feature, conventions and resource requests]]''' from users and developers. Appropriate entries from~~ [http://www.~~na-mic~~.org/~~Bug Slicer2's bug tracker] will be periodically added to this repository also.~~
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−	~~= Working questions =~~
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−	* Getting correct render window size information from vtkKWRenderWidget (answer: yes, vtkKWRenderWidget::GetWidth() is actually its superclass' vtkKWFrame::GetWidth(), which is misleading, it's more a "requested width" kind of option. What you did by calling Tk is OK).
−	* First pack/~~unpack of Nav/Zoom widget interacting with scrollbar, making display flash (answer~~: ~~fixed, update KWWidgets, in vtkSlicerViewControlGUI::PackZoom~~/~~NavWidget replace "-fill x -fill y" by "-fill none" if it is still flashing)~~
−	* Registry and window size (answer: investigating)
−	* Progress feedback (answer: vtkKWWindowBase::GetProgressGauge()::SetValue())
−	* Using registry (what application and module state is reasonable to save?) (answer: I would recommend: the last selected module, the collapsed state of "Manipulate Slice Views", "Manipulate 3D View", the layout (i.e. 1 over 3, or 2x2,etc), if the slice controls are collapsed or not).
−	* In the toolbar, the indicator should be off, and we could use a different image for the selected and unselected state of a button. Sadly, doing so still seems to make the button recess/~~shift when it is selected (answer: investigated this one thoroughly, there is sadly no work around that, it's a Tk problem unfortunately).~~
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 '''Tasks:''' (more detailed Usability information can be found [[Slicer3:Usability| on the Slicer3 Usability page ]]).
-* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_user-centered_design_practice | light-weight community-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
+* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_user-centered_design_practice | light-weight user-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
 * use this process to design and implement main application interface, and some core functionality.
 * promote awareness of this process and encourage its adoption among developers

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 '''Tasks:''' (more detailed Usability information can be found [[Slicer3:Usability| on the Slicer3 Usability page ]]).
-* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_community-centered_design_practice | light-weight community-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
+* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_user-centered_design_practice | light-weight community-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
 * use this process to design and implement main application interface, and some core functionality.
 * promote awareness of this process and encourage its adoption among developers

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 '''Tasks:''' (more detailed Usability information can be found [[Slicer3:Usability| on the Slicer3 Usability page ]]).
-* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_user-centered_design_practice | light-weight community-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
+* develop and publish a [[Slicer3:Usability#Recommended_light-weight_community-centered_design_practice | light-weight community-centered design practice]] that support usability and software consistency.
 * use this process to design and implement main application interface, and some core functionality.
 * promote awareness of this process and encourage its adoption among developers

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 * develop guidelines for slicer base developers and module developers;
 * design mechanism for centrally specifying look & feel (and permitting overrides);
 '''Status:''' beta. ongoing refinement.