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Presentation layer design for Slice Controllers

Simplest changes

Sketch 1

version 0

• Fold options from Main GUI panel into Slice controllers.
• Group options that are always linked across viewers and
• Group options that are optionally linked across viewers
• Make layers more obvious and open option for extending GUI for MORE layers later.
• QUESTION: do we need a section for options that are NEVER linked across viewers?

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Sketch 2

version 1

• What if Slice number and DICOM number should be persistently visible and move into the viewer's colored bar.
• Set off layers a little more?
• Maybe compact things by putting all optionally linkedoptions in one row instead of two

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More advanced changes...

Sketch 3

version 3a

• bringing per-layer options into the layer row itself
• grouping always-linked and optionally-linked icons
• instead of FG/BG fade slider, bringing control of opacity into each layer row (note BG is always at 100% and FG/BG fade can be accomplished by reducing opacity of FG layer.
• layer opacity icon brings up a scale and entry widget?
• layer visibility sets layer opacity to 100 or 0% -- a quick toggle without having to use the opacity slider/entry
• option for toggling one layer's interpolation also in layer row.
• Label layer option toggles label outlines

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version 3b

• In case we don't have room to put all icons in one long row?

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Sketch 4

version 4a

• Setting of the "layers" a little more...

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version 4b

• in case we don't have room to put all icons in one long row...

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Sketch 5

version 5a

• separating optionally-linked and always linked functionality...

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version 5b

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Sketch 6

version 6 with Ron's comments

version 6 with explanation

• Modifications to Sketch 5b incorporating Ron's comments.

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Sketch 7

version 7a with Ron's comments

version 7a with annotations

version 7b with DICOM # and Slice # linkable...

• Modifications to Sketch 6 incorporating Ron's comments.
• Need to clearly indicate the following option types (am I missing any?):
  • per-layer optionally linked across viewers (e.g. set FG layer to greyscale1.nrrd in one or all slice viewer)
  • to all (or appropriate) layers, optionally linked across viewers (e.g. Fit-to-window)
  • to all (or appropriate) layers, always linked across viewers (e.g. crosshairs-on)
  • are there any options that are NEVER linked across viewers?

• Note: no buttons have outline unless mouse-over to minimize visual clutter.
• Optionally linked controls in one group, "Always" linked controls in other group.
• "Visibility" On/Off in each layer's row means Layer opacity = 100%/0% (for quick control.)
• "Visibility" On/Off in always-linked control panel means "Show/Hide in all 3D viewers".
• Optional FG/BG toggle (Ron asks do we still want to offer this as a convenience if we also have ability to turn layers on/off?
• Slice number and DICOM number appear in colored viewer bar so they are always visible/editable.
• Interpolation Toggle available per-layer (scalar volumes)
• Label map outlines toggle available per-layer (label map volumes)
• Can extend this design later to include additional layers.
• Can extend this to "select" a layer by clicking on its name.
• Comments/Corrections please!

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Sketch 8

version 8 addressing Julien's comments

version 8 with annotations

• Possibly easier to implement grouping box on Qt side?
• Moving 3D viewer visibility icon into optionally-linked group.