UI Improvements (needs splitting)

[ignapas]

This needs to be prioritised and split into individual tasks, then deleted. Checked items have a corresponding issue created.

Bug/Enhancement/Feature - High/Medium/Low (estimated effort)

General

• [ ] Too many mouse movements. Enh/-
• [ ] Adding a proper navigation system / view manager Feat/Med
• [x] Add responsiveness (dynamic layouts depending on screen width) Feat/Med

Dashboard

• [ ] Layout redistributes the studies when right bar appears. Bug/Low
• [x] Thumbnails, they are useless. Enh/Low
• [x] Fast creation of studies involves assigning a default title and making it possible to modify it from the workbench. Clicking on new study immediately opens it. Feat/Low
• [ ] Grouping. Folders, visibility, academic groups... Feat/High

Workbench

• [ ] Service catalog: having some kind of icons distinguishing the different services. Also in the list in the dashboard. Enh/Low
• [ ] Element rearrangement. Making better use of the top toolbar. Enh/Low
• [ ] Workbench: actions on the tree/nodes should be closer to the selected nodes in the workbench. Hovering on nodes could show some action buttons. Enh/Med
• [ ] Having information of the inputs/outputs in the current study information panel view. Making better use of this view. Enh/Med
• [ ] Smarter node positioning in the workbench. Making sure everything is always visible or at least accessible. Enh/High
• [x] Drag files on the workbench to create a filepicker, upload the file, and select it. already in progress? Feat/Med
• [ ] Run/Stop buttons lack visibility. Enh/Low
• [x] Create automatic port connections when connecting two nodes and only one possible connection is compatible. Enh/Low

Service settings

• [ ] Smarter input mapping highlighting. Autocomplete. Substituting the input by a better looking chip after making a link. Enh/Med
• [ ] Making it more clear to see what is connected to what. Enh/Low
• [ ] Info button should not be hidden when a link is set. Enh/Low
• [ ] Explore options with chips. Enh/Med
• chips in qooxdoo

Filtering and labels

• [ ] GitHub-like search bar. Feat/High
• [x] Label customization and its use in filtering. Feat/High