[kepler-dev] [Bug 1331] New: - interface enhancements

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1331

           Summary: interface enhancements
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 0.0
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: interface
        AssignedTo: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
                CC: kepler-dev at ecoinformatics.org


below is a list of GUI enhancements that were noted at the SEV meeting.  Each
needs to be addressed before the interface is really usable.  Some of these bugs
might be Mac specific but most of them are not.  

--move actor config to one dialog
--make actor lib searchable
--add metadata to actors for different categorization
--make the actor lib re order itself when you choose a different director...it
should only show actors that work with that director
--allow output to be viewed on the vergil canvas
--add user documention to each actor
--make it easier to expose parameters to the run window
--allow actors to have aliases
--remove functionality that domains scientists would not use (EE stuff)
--change paste behavior to force pasted elements to be in the current clipping
view instead of the middle of the canvas
--allow all ports to display port name or have arcs display the name of the
values passed
--when you add a port, don't randomly select the cardinal direction...inputs
should be west, outputs east BY DEFAULT
--make dialogs resize based on screen resolution
--the zoom buttons are totally unintuitive.  they need new icons
--allow ampersands in annotations