The example presented above by Ber7 shows clearly one of the main problems of the current version of the SMath Viewer: a user is forced to use two-column interface and forced to use several tabs to make viewer's version of the SMath document compact enough. Currently a user has to input data in the first tab and to switch application to another tab to see results of calculations and/or plots. Most of engineers and nearly all students prefer "what if" style of applications, when input data and results are put together on the same screen (fortunately, today's computers have sufficiently big and wide screens). In such a case it is easier to check and compare results for several possible input data sets.

I must confess, that tabs are very useful in such stand-alone applications. Additional tabs can be used for a Help page, notes, etc. I think, however, it would be nice to be able to have a "wide-screen" viewer with 4- or 6-column interface in the future. Just put today's two-columns pages in one tab, side-by-side.

In any case, IMHO Viewer is extremely useful and important update of the SMath Studio.

Edited by user 03 May 2013 19:18:38(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Thank you. I'm agree with IVR, pressing of ENTER after input changed maybe not obvious for some users. I will add a possibility to see current input state (to understand is field updated or not) and to initiate recalculation by mouse. I have some ideas...

Columns. Yes, IVR also right here. I understand the issue and in future versions user will be able to set worksheet columns or even change controls properties (size, location, etc) using some simple designer built-in into SMath Studio. But anyway, I'll do my best to provide the easiest way to generate output applications. Current implementation introduced mostly to show to community another vector of my development. And I hope you enjoy it.

While reading IVR's post I've recalled this one on Bret Victor's ideas about interactive interface design.
http://en.smath.info/for...roll-wheel.aspx#post8240
You may find some inspiration by watching some of his videos in youtube like this one

Complete talk
http://vimeo.com/36579366
Maybe you have imagined something like panels of preview small graphs all changing at the same time as the user moves a slider control..to name some of the user interfaces used in Bret's Tangle.

Edited by user 04 May 2013 15:20:31(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Hello,

Here is another simple sample representing checkbox using. It crossed my mind that it would be quite interesting to have the ability to see and change a data matrix from within SMath Viewer.

z-test

Regards,
Radovan

Test for Check box


http://smath.info/wiki/GetFile.aspx?File=Test.rar

Fixed. Thank you!

I enjoy working with the SMath Viewer for recurring work in mechanical engineering.
As soon as I'm done, I'll translate the worksheet in English.

The central element of this exe is the Tab 3 "Geometry" because it brings the user close the effect of dimensional change graphically.
Are there any input or suggestions for improvement?
I found so far no options for 2D graphs similar to the plug-in of Dr. Martin Kraska to increase the intelligence of the charts (eg. automatic adjustment to scale)

Thannk you all ad best regards

Andreas

Zylinderpressverband_V20.zip (1,044kb) downloaded 64 time(s).

... [suite], that's what I meant:
1. algo style construct, includes individual range,
2. includes user parameters [no limit]
3. each "plot set" is an export
4. you can "nest" the "All" for different style export.

IMHO, I think the "viewer" can be constructed similarly.

Jean

Utilities 2D parameters Algo Ranged.sm (18kb) downloaded 73 time(s).

From Martin:

1. It would be nice if the exported app would include only the required plugins. Currently, everything is exported, even those which are disabled in the plugins manager. Advanced users typically have their installation full of stuff, which then blows up even the simplest example apps. An alternative is, of course, to have different installations with different selections of installed plugins. That, however, is hard to maintain consistently. I see, of course, the problem of how to determine the dependencies in multifile plugins just like the maplewrapper or dataexchange. If there is an easy solution, that would be welcome.
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2. EDIT: The print preview looks like it would show the title or filename but fails to do so.

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[1.] You can't be more right: two many dormant plugins that are red for most of them.
It may be one of those buggers that freak Smath compute complex .... limits Sigma summator in dct2 [from last night].
My Smath survives for what it does by itself and luckyly Maple survives too !!!
In the context "Viewer", I don't even understand what it should do.
EXAMPLE: That Matrix plugin Excel style => piece of crap, my Matrix treasury does many times more.
Why ? because it takes Smath results and treats Smath results ++++

[2.] My "Smath preview" shows: Year/Month/Day Hour/Minutes/Second ... page 1/2, page 1/3 ...

Cheers to all collabs.

Jean