[Sugar-devel] Download Manager ProgressBar [DESIGN]

Utkarsh Tiwari iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com
Sat Feb 13 10:06:20 EST 2016


I need to update a toolbutton in webtoolbar as the download progresses
in background. Could anyone please guide me how to go about it?

On 2/11/16, Utkarsh Tiwari <iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com> wrote:
> @James As mentioned, I tried making a blend of 'progressIcon' &
> 'ToolButton' by making some changes to the SugarToolButton code. Here is
> how the download ProgressIcon @50% completion looks like ->
> http://imgur.com/iBg4Ktr
>
> Waiting for your reviews :)
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Sam P. <sam at sam.today> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I believe that it passes all the key word and normal arguments to the
>> superclass constructors.
>>
>> Out of interest, why are you using a Gtk drawing area as an additional
>> base class?  Every widget (even the tool button) has the draw signal.  Is
>> this what you are using it for or is there something else?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sam
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 09:03 Utkarsh Tiwari <iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What does the line "GObject.GObject.__init__(self, **kwargs)" exactly
>>> does in the following gist?
>>>
>>> https://gist.github.com/iamutkarshtiwari/5024762d0e8924b52085
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 5:00 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks.  Yes, the position is as I described.
>>>>
>>>> Your question puzzles me.  I didn't think there was any ambiguity or
>>>> doubt.  It is unfortunate that I'm the only one who has posted about
>>>> the positioning of this design change.
>>>>
>>>> Is it because you have an alternate suggestion?
>>>>
>>>> Good to hear combining the widgets worked.  Looking forward to seeing
>>>> a patch or pull request.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 03:49:54AM +0530, Utkarsh Tiwari wrote:
>>>> > @James Is this the icon position you were talking about as shown in
>>>> > the
>>>> > attachment below? Your hint for using ProgressIcon alongwith
>>>> Toolbutton worked!
>>>> > ;)
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 2:17 AM, James Cameron <[1]quozl at laptop.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >     A ToolButton normally has an Icon.
>>>> >
>>>> >     Instead of the Icon, assign the ProgressIcon?
>>>> >
>>>> >     As nobody else may have done this, you may need to find and fix
>>>> > any
>>>> >     bugs in ProgressIcon or ToolButton that prevent it.
>>>> >
>>>> >     On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 11:31:28PM +0530, Utkarsh Tiwari wrote:
>>>> >     > Is there any way to use a ProgressIcon as a Toolbutton ?
>>>> >     >
>>>> >     > On 2/1/16, Sam P. <sam at sam.today> wrote:
>>>> >     > > Hello!
>>>> >     > >
>>>> >     > > Maybe just a large down arrow and fill it vertically?  See
>>>> >     > > 'emblem-downloads' or 'transfer-from' in sugar-artwork.
>>>> >     > >
>>>> >     > > Thanks,
>>>> >     > > Sam
>>>> >     > >
>>>> >     > >
>>>> >     > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Utkarsh Tiwari <[2]
>>>> >     iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com>
>>>> >     > > wrote:
>>>> >     > >
>>>> >     > >> How should the Icon for "Download Button" look like? Could
>>>> you please
>>>> >     > >> provide me some artwork for reference. ?
>>>> >     > >>
>>>> >     > >> On 2/1/16, Utkarsh Tiwari <[3]iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >     > >> > Omg! I have been looking all over internet on how to
>>>> integrate a
>>>> >     > >> > Gtk.ProgressBar into Gtk.Toolbutton and I even tried using
>>>> >     > >> > Gtk.CssProvider styler to scale down the progressbar to a
>>>> button :D
>>>> >     > >> > Now that(ProgressIcon.py) sounds really cool!
>>>> >     > >> >
>>>> >     > >> > Thank you :) You made my work a bit easier ;)
>>>> >     > >> >
>>>> >     > >> > On 2/1/16, James Cameron <[4]quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
>>>> >     > >> >> ProgressBar from Gtk is overkill, we already have a
>>>> ProgressIcon
>>>> >     > >> >> in Sugar.
>>>> >     > >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >> In sugar-toolkit-gtk3:
>>>> >     > >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >> Look at progressicon.py, you will see it does not use a
>>>> >     ProgressBar,
>>>> >     > >> >> but has a __draw_cb method connected to the "draw"
>>>> > signal.
>>>> >     > >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >> Look at toolbutton.py, you will see it wraps ToolButton
>>>> do_draw
>>>> >     > >> >> method.
>>>> >     > >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >> On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 12:10:25AM +0530, Utkarsh Tiwari
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >     > >> >>> "The button to be a blend of ProgressIcon and
>>>> ToolButton". How to
>>>> >     > >> >>> convert a Gtk.ProgressBar to a Browse ToolButton?
>>>> >     > >> >>>
>>>> >     > >> >>> On 1/27/16, James Cameron <[5]quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
>>>> >     > >> >>> > No.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> > The position marked by your cursor seems to be inside
>>>> the URL
>>>> >     entry
>>>> >     > >> >>> > box.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> > I said between the URL entry box and the back button.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> > Review the Browse source code that defines these
>>>> objects.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:39:03AM +0530, Utkarsh
>>>> Tiwari wrote:
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> Is this the exact expected location you were talking
>>>> about the
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> 'download button' as shown in the screenshot below?
>>>> >     > >> >>> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> [6]http://imgur.com/T0hirTZ
>>>> >     > >> >>> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> On 1/27/16, James Cameron <[7]quozl at laptop.org>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > Thanks for working on this.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > Our Sugar human interface guidelines and existing
>>>> code base
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > don't
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > have
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > decorated floating windows or window management.
>>>> Your
>>>> >     proposal
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > would
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > not scale to multiple downloads.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > You might ask for design suggestions on this
>>>> > mailing
>>>> list.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > I've resisted making design suggestions on this
>>>> problem
>>>> >     because
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > I
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > don't want to constrain the good ideas that may
>>>> > come
>>>> up.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > To get the design conversation started ...
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > When the first download begins, show a button at
>>>> > the
>>>> top
>>>> >     between
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > the
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > URL entry box and the back button.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > The button to be a blend of ProgressIcon and
>>>> ToolButton, with
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > the
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > progress fill to show average progress of all
>>>> downloads.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > When the button is pressed a download tab is to be
>>>> shown in
>>>> >     the
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > canvas, which lists downloads and progress.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > The download tab can be closed like any other tab.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > The button is to be be hidden before any downloads
>>>> are
>>>> >     started,
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > shown
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > on start of first download, and only hidden if the
>>>> download
>>>> >     tab
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > is
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > closed when there are no downloads still active.
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 06:08:32PM +0530, Utkarsh
>>>> Tiwari
>>>> >     wrote:
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> Hi,
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>      I am trying to integrate the "Download
>>>> ProgressBar" in
>>>> >     the
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> download
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> manager. Here is the screenshot of the prototype
>>>> > on
>>>> which I
>>>> >     am
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> currently
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> working -> [1][8]http://imgur.com/WUJL8eX
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> Since the download progress bar is popping over
>>>> > the
>>>> browse
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> activity,
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> is
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> it
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> feasible?
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> regards,
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> Utkarsh Tiwari
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> References:
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> [1] [9]http://imgur.com/WUJL8eX
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> Sugar-devel mailing list
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >> [10]Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >>
>>>> > [11]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > --
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > James Cameron
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > [12]http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > _______________________________________________
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > Sugar-devel mailing list
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > [13]Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> > [14]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
>>>> >     > >> >>> >> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> >
>>>> >     > >> >>> > --
>>>> >     > >> >>> > James Cameron
>>>> >     > >> >>> > [15]http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> >     > >> >>> >
>>>> >     > >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >> --
>>>> >     > >> >> James Cameron
>>>> >     > >> >> [16]http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> >     > >> >>
>>>> >     > >> >
>>>> >     > >> _______________________________________________
>>>> >     > >> Sugar-devel mailing list
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>>>> >     > >> [18]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
>>>> >     > >>
>>>> >     > >
>>>> >
>>>> >     --
>>>> >     James Cameron
>>>> >     [19]http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> >
>>>> > References:
>>>> >
>>>> > [1] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
>>>> > [2] mailto:iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com
>>>> > [3] mailto:iamutkarshtiwari at gmail.com
>>>> > [4] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
>>>> > [5] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
>>>> > [6] http://imgur.com/T0hirTZ
>>>> > [7] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
>>>> > [8] http://imgur.com/WUJL8eX
>>>> > [9] http://imgur.com/WUJL8eX
>>>> > [10] mailto:Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>>> > [11] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
>>>> > [12] http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> > [13] mailto:Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>>> > [14] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
>>>> > [15] http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> > [16] http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>> > [17] mailto:Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>>> > [18] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
>>>> > [19] http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> James Cameron
>>>> http://quozl.netrek.org/
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>


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