New BetterTouchTool UI Progress

Maybe a bit darker would be good, needs some experimenting though. The text does have a dark outline around it too, maybe we could make that thicker or something.

Anyway, I don't have much time right now so it might be a while until I can take a look into this.

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Speaking of contrasts, here are a few suggestions that I think would make the new UI less squinty:

  • Use something around 70% opacity for disabled triggers, currently its a bit too dim
  • Hard to make out the border of Action Cells, maybe give them a color fill of a slightly differing tint that is the same hue as the background (or maybe white. Experiment)
  • Don't use the user color for column borders... ? Also add one to the leftmost column
  • Icon inverting for trigger icons in the trigger column (dark mode)
  • Preset Color tags need a slight dark outline (e.g. 2px 30% opacitiy black) (white outline for dark mode)

The reset seems pretty good so far :wink:

Reminders:

  • New settings images
  • Take a look at the list if you haven't already!
  • Action config inside their cells as opposed to changing the right column if you're in the mood. (less clicking and adjusting to column change)

Keep up the good work!

VERSION 2.809
I find the columns are difficult to read and find the actions I'm looking for in the list since so many are DIM, even though the contents of the group are active/visible. Also working with AppleScript in the configuration column can be cumbersome, would be nice to be able to POP OUT the AppleScript window for editing.

Also multiple item edits (Colors, font size, etc.) seems to be broken in 2.809 and few updates earlier as well. Seems to cause unexpected results when selecting two or more items and changing a value.

Seems to work fine here, just be aware that the side-bar in multi-selection mode currently always only shows the default values. Changing them should however work fine.

The Apple Script and Shell Script editors can already be popped out :slight_smile:

Could you post a screenshot of what you mean by dim?

All Groups are DIM/Greyed out. But many of these actions are enabled and have viewable actions in the groups. These groups should be brighter (When active actions are contained in the group). Everything looks disabled. When a lot of disabled actions are in the same view of ENABLED groups, its difficult to find those groups.

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I'm not sure about varying levels of brightness, but yeah,

I see that preset ;)

Would be AMAZING if we could set the Text Color of disabled triggers. Also the ability to Highlight specific rows (triggers). Would make for a much faster development process/environment. Imagine highlighting all iTunes Triggers a specific color, while Spotify another...

BetterTouchTool is my new favorite application/tool. More powerful than most people even realize. THANK YOU ANDREAS!!!

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And yes, GREAT work on AquaTouch. I used it as a base for what is now pretty custom.

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Maybe 100% but in italics might work...?

Here's your options for hidden triggers so far @Andreas_Hegenberg:

  • 70% ish opacity (refine when you test)
  • Customisable Colour for hidden triggers
  • Italic Text 100% opacity

I'll test a few things for the opacity options.

Next "big" update will be there tomorrow evening. Many little improvements. It will also bring global Touch Bar gestures, without the need for a BTT Touch Bar to be active :slight_smile:

Issue:

The New UI doesn't allow the touchbar to change to other apps if a bar is set to BTT
(open new UI [BTT set loads] > Switch to another app [BTT set stays and doesn't switch to that app's set...]

I hope you don't mind these quickies!

Modifier Icon Fix - Increased Contrast

@tschoepler Is this any better?
@Andreas_Hegenberg

Looks alright on dark mode, not sure on light mode. These don't switch currently.
Anyway that's all I can do for today's procrastination session :confused:


What a great tool. Unfortunately I couldn't hit AAA normal text without making it too dark for the UI

Also, you've messed up a bit on the left/right icons :stuck_out_tongue: make sure you double check that.
The column mode stick to icons both point to right!

BTT Contrastyy icons ?.zip (24.8 KB)

The widget is identified by its uuid, which you can get by right-clicking the widget in BetterTouchTool. Not yet working in New UI?

Not yet added! Will be available via the edit menu in the next release tomorrow.

//edit uploaded an intermediate build that includes the "copy uuid" menu item

I'd prefer being able to have all the right click tools in the current UI to be in the New UI as right click too.

"Save icons" would also be a good additon.

Keep in mind that when we're doing large edits of many triggers, we want to minimise mouse movement as much as possible!

also, would be great if the popout config was a floating window. Kinda annoying when it pops behind stuff. (I use it a lot when setting icons, again, to minimise mouse movement)
Oo, would be cool if we can drag icons to the cells in the trigger column!

Yup the right-click menus are already planned (although to minimize mouse movement I'd recommend using keyboard shortcuts ;-))

By the way: So far the feedback I received via e-mail and co has been really good, I'm currently fixing many small bugs and adding many little features. I plan to release it as default UI for Mojave users as soon as next week.
People seem to be able to use all the basic features of the new UI without further instructions, which is great :slight_smile:

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Andreas, must be said... the new UI is coming along great! Amazing work! It's been my default. Also must be said, Im new to the world of BetterTouchTool.

I have noticed a reoccurring bug in the new UI. Both in picking an Icon Image and choosing an action from the actions drop down menu. After choosing an icon, the popup is display remains and did not apply my icon the first try. The action menu, looks like two menus are over lapping (Although may have been fixed in this newest build), you can see two cursors in the search field.

I have to agree about the right click menu in the NEW UI. Going up to the menu bar is a somewhat detached operation from the item we are trying to get (UID etc.) info from.

Also SAVE Icon image from config panel is an important feature. Don't forget to add that...

I just implemented the right-click menu and it'll be available in the next build (including icon save) :wink:

I have worked on the action selector popover with the last build, it's possible that issue has already been fixed.

//edit can't upload new alpha today due to some macbook issues. Tomorrow.

Setting the background color of multiple normal buttons completley resets the triggers except for the name

These have the command modifier on them, if that helps

Are you aware that the multi-selection sidebar currently just shows default values that are not related to any of the selected triggers? It doesn't show their real values.