GUI redesign

[gandolf243]

Hi, I just thought I would see it you liked my ideas before I committed them, I have changed the GUI in OpenCore-Patcher, I haven't moved it over to work with this patcher yet, it is still on a local version of dortania's. Here is an image of the main menu:

then when you click on the edit button you get this:

I personally like this approach to change the model better then the old way because it looks bad to see the settings tab disappear and then reappear. This menu however, just disappears.

Now we have the new macOS configuration menu, I am a little disappointed that it doesn't contain as many features as I feel it should. But, it does have a OS dynamic icon, big Sur-Tahoe users get a icon styled to their OS, 10.15 and older get the generic macOS icon with the wrench and screwdriver icon overlaid on top. Here is the menu:

Ok, so the root patching button us down at the bottom and then in the developer menu we have this:

And then back to the main menu we have the OpenCore button, this button has all the OpenCore settings, which means that after tweaking them you can click the install button at the bottom to well, install OpenCore, if you are building OpenCore for distribution you can click the save OpenCore button and save it in the local filing system.

then we have the settings, which is obviously changed.

That is it what do you think? Should I move the changes over, tweak them, destroy them, what?

[albert-mueller]

Hi, I just thought I would see it you liked my ideas before I committed them, I have changed the GUI in OpenCore-Patcher, I haven't moved it over to work with this patcher yet, it is still on a local version of dortania's. Here is an image of the main menu:

then when you click on the edit button you get this:

I personally like this approach to change the model better then the old way because it looks bad to see the settings tab disappear and then reappear. This menu however, just disappears.

Now we have the new macOS configuration menu, I am a little disappointed that it doesn't contain as many features as I feel it should. But, it does have a OS dynamic icon, big Sur-Tahoe users get a icon styled to their OS, 10.15 and older get the generic macOS icon with the wrench and screwdriver icon overlaid on top. Here is the menu: Ok, so the root patching button us down at the bottom and then in the developer menu we have this: And then back to the main menu we have the OpenCore button, this button has all the OpenCore settings, which means that after tweaking them you can click the install button at the bottom to well, install OpenCore, if you are building OpenCore for distribution you can click the save OpenCore button and save it in the local filing system.

then we have the settings, which is obviously changed.

That is it what do you think? Should I move the changes over, tweak them, destroy them, what?

The settings UI design that you suggested, I think would create a huge user friction in the way you have suggested. However, combining the Extras and Advanced tab together, and opening a new Debug tab with the debug features there - I think this is a good idea as users will no longer have to search where were the Debug features located. Security to leave as-is, and as you suggested, instead of nesting target model under Settings, right next to the Mac model to add the Edit button you showed as otherwise it also creates user friction in my opinion - just to create a USB flash drive for another Mac rather than the intended model means going to Settings, then find the Target Model configuration and change it from there. And by this point, they'd think it's impossible to build an EFI for another Mac.
In my opinion, Extras and Advanced should be together, not 2 seperate tabs.
And in my project, I called the Install Root Patches button as Install drivers and patches, so someone who doesn't have much idea what root patching is, to understand what the button actually does without needing to read the details below.
Since the debug features are inside Build, and not a seperate Debug tab, even I find it irritating and sometimes get lost where this is located.
I think like this, the way I suggested, is better. The icons I have already worked on them to modernize them and also improved the icons, like the Support icon is a question mark, since normally in apps, the icon of Support is always a question mark, be it Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. and non-techies who don't speak English can understand what is the question mark without going first to Google Translate and translate what support means.

[albert-mueller]

With the scroll bar, I didn’t had an idea as well how to set up a scroll bar, and used Claude to set up a scroll bar, remains to be tested whether it works.

[gandolf243]

Hopefully the AI generated scrollbar will work. I will test it out.

[albert-mueller]

I tested it and needed a couple of more changes (again asked Claude), so I had to write a second prompt to get it actually fully working.

[gandolf243]

Hey, I will be a little delayed in getting the GUI to you because VS-Code Python extensions are blocked (don't ask me why) so I need to fix it and then I can the code into your project and commit them. Sorry about the delay that will occur.

[gandolf243]

Fixed the issue, will move the new GUI in tomorrow.

[albert-mueller]

Hi, I just thought I would see it you liked my ideas before I committed them, I have changed the GUI in OpenCore-Patcher, I haven't moved it over to work with this patcher yet, it is still on a local version of dortania's. Here is an image of the main menu:

then when you click on the edit button you get this:

I personally like this approach to change the model better then the old way because it looks bad to see the settings tab disappear and then reappear. This menu however, just disappears.

Now we have the new macOS configuration menu, I am a little disappointed that it doesn't contain as many features as I feel it should. But, it does have a OS dynamic icon, big Sur-Tahoe users get a icon styled to their OS, 10.15 and older get the generic macOS icon with the wrench and screwdriver icon overlaid on top. Here is the menu: Ok, so the root patching button us down at the bottom and then in the developer menu we have this: And then back to the main menu we have the OpenCore button, this button has all the OpenCore settings, which means that after tweaking them you can click the install button at the bottom to well, install OpenCore, if you are building OpenCore for distribution you can click the save OpenCore button and save it in the local filing system.

then we have the settings, which is obviously changed.

That is it what do you think? Should I move the changes over, tweak them, destroy them, what?

Ok, the first one with the Edit button next to the SMBIOS target you can move over.

[gandolf243]

What do you mean?
I think I will work on getting things in your branch. That way you can edit the GUI much move easily.
And, I had reverted this do to a issue, but why not turn the model label into a button? I had done this but ran it a issue, I figured out what that issue is so now I can make it happen.

[albert-mueller]

Oh, turning the Model label into a button is a very good idea.