Suggestions for UI improvements

[BenCallisto]

The following observations and suggestions are mainly regarding the observation UI

Would it be possible to exclude certain codes from the code pad? I use my numpad for position codes blindly and a code pad on a touchscreen for everything more specific, but haven't found a way yet to remove the numpad codes.

In regards to my point above, the standard widgets like events list and code list can be docked straight into the main frame of the BORIS window, yet the code pad for example is an external new window. pushing a button on the code pad changes the keyboard input to that window, hence you cannot continue your observation playback with the space bar unless you click back on the main window of BORIS. Can we also dock the code pad?

(Lastly regarding project codes, could it be possible to drag shift codes in the code list of the project under "edit project"? I colorcode and categorize all my codes, but sometimes add new ones down the line to an earlier category. It would be useful to be able to visually group all connected codes in the edit window.) <- Clarified and fixed by DigDigDig

Thank you for your work!

[DigDigDig]

I just discovered that you can sort codes by category, name, etc in the ethogram window.

I've been wanting a way to organize my ethogram codes better after I've entered them in and discovering that I can click that window has been really helpful.

[BenCallisto]

I just discovered that you can sort codes by category, name, etc in the ethogram window.

I've been wanting a way to organize my ethogram codes better after I've entered them in and discovering that I can click that window has been really helpful.

You are right, I haven't seen that earlier, thank you!

[olivierfriard]

The coding pad does not longer capture the keyboard event: you can use your keyboard even if the coding pad window has the focus. v. 8.21.7

[olivierfriard]

you can also filter the behaviors in the ethogram table by right-clicking in the table header. This will filter behaviors in the ethogram table and in the coding pad. The filtered behaviors will be saved for the current observation.

[BenCallisto]

Thank you for your work! The time scrubbing works indeed much more stable now, however, have you removed the player controls from the main window to the top menu bar? (see screenshot)

And, when I tried to plot all occured events, the following crash log showed up:

BORIS version: 8.21.7 OS: Windows 10 10.0.22621 CPU: AMD64 Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel Python 3.11.2 (64-bit) Qt 5.15.2 - PyQt 5.15.9 2023-10-03 21:59

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\boris\connections.py", line 208, in self.actionPlot_events2.triggered.connect(lambda: self.plot_events_triggered(mode="list")) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\boris\core.py", line 2470, in plot_events_triggered plot_events.create_events_plot( File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\boris\plot_events.py", line 410, in create_events_plot fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(20, 8), nrows=len(selected_subjects), ncols=1, sharex=True) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.py", line 1598, in subplots fig = figure(*fig_kw) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.py", line 934, in figure manager = new_figure_manager( ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.py", line 465, in new_figure_manager return _get_backend_mod().new_figure_manager(args, **kwargs) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 3396, in new_figure_manager return cls.new_figure_manager_given_figure(num, fig) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 3401, in new_figure_manager_given_figure return cls.FigureCanvas.new_manager(figure, num) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 1785, in new_manager return cls.manager_class.create_with_canvas(cls, figure, num) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 2680, in create_with_canvas return cls(canvas_class(figure), num) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt.py", line 522, in init super().init(canvas, num) File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 2654, in init self.toolbar = self._toolbar2_class(self.canvas) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt.py", line 669, in init NavigationToolbar2.init(self, canvas) File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 2844, in init self._nav_stack = cbook._Stack() ^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\user\BORIS\Lib\site-packages\matplotlib_api__init.py", line 217, in getattr__ raise AttributeError( AttributeError: module 'matplotlib.cbook' has no attribute '_Stack'

System info:

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                       [02]: KB5012170
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