A bar represents a project, task, or subtask that must be completed within a specific time frame. A horizontal axis is a timeline for the project. and 3D CAD space no 'convention' prevails - each package imposes it's own babel of UI conventions as though it was the only one people would ever have to learn, or use. A Gantt chart consists of two axes and horizontal bars located between them. Project management such as it is being a discipline, the option would seem to be a balance between 'expected' mouse behavior along the lines of mass market-apps, or 'mimicking' any 'convention' among PM packages WRT this issue of scrolling during task entry, re-ordering, and attending to task details, etc. go totally overboard imposing immense cognitive burdens just to learn their hot-key sets. Some 'my app is my whole world' apps e.g. Neglecting smartphones entirely, the ubiquitous prevalent default behavior for insert for copy/cut and paste, insert using source instead of target format, where a shift or ctl modifier is required to reverse the sense to paste using the surrounding target formatting, is but one outstanding example. Plenty of ever-persistent developer-perspectives confound usability now for millions (billions) of people. Required selection(s) necessary to move task(s) presentlyĪlso make tasks vulnerable to unintended change. scrolling or any sort beyond selection then driving the mouse off the edge of the page. BUT, when I print the chart, today's date does not show. On the computer screen, a green line shows today's date. of) tasks initially in ProjectLibre would benefit from v. Printing Today's Date on a Gantt Chart Septem06:25 am By chris.wagners 1 comment (s) Hi, I have created a Gantt chart in ProjectLibre, and I set the current day's date in the 'Project Information' window.
Give people as many ways as you can think of to hasten their use of the package. 'shift', 'alt/ctl', 'cmd' &/or a (baroque) 'toggle' between H & V mouse scrolling mode, or both.ĭNRY does not apply in UI. Secondary mouse selection over a task line is already in use by a pop-up task context menu One has to create a blank target space, then cut, then paste, then repair the place left blank
Presently, to change task(s) position in the list, Initially entering and re-ordering and arranging ('in/outdent'-ing) tasks obstacular:ġ) No ability to select a task line and simply drag it up or down, inclusive of deeper or shallower. Two things make the 'vertically predisposed' use-case of scrolling at some later phase, after setting up a project. FN+up & FN+down leaps entire 'page'(s) at a time', * these FN keys don't scroll.ĭoubtless the use case for horiz. We have succeeded in our mission with the 1 alternative to Microsoft Project and a Cloud version in beta testing.
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ProjectLibre has grown into a global provider of project management software with both a Cloud version and desktop open source replacement of Microsoft Project. To use FN+up & FN+down, one has to take hands off trackball or mouse, or both, in my case. Projectlibre was founded by Marc O'Brien and Laurent Chrettieneau.