Help test nb197

ewpatton · May 8, 2024, 8:39pm

We are starting to assemble a set of changes for nb197 and the test server at https://ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu has been updated. We will be updating the server with additional features and bug fixes over the coming weeks. So far, the current change set includes:

Features
- New user interface available for testing. Go to Settings > User Interface Settings > Neo to try it out
- ChatBot component adds a new block, ConverseWithImage to ask questions about images (API key needs payment for gpt-4)
- Palette categories can be independently expanded/collapsed
Bug fixes
- Fix a 404 error in the Navigation component
Internals
- Fix an issue with running d8 on Windows machines

Since this will be a component release, you will need to install the test server companion when using new component features.

Cheers,
Evan W. Patton, Ph.D.
Lead Software Engineer, MIT App Inventor

ABG · May 8, 2024, 9:41pm

I'm geting 404 errors on all extended component help from the Designer Component pallettes.

https://ai2-test.appinventor.mit.edu/reference/components/.html#AnomalyDetection

ABG · May 8, 2024, 9:43pm

Being able to close the UI Components pallette from its header is a big help.

ewpatton · May 8, 2024, 9:43pm

@Susan_Lane

Ramon · May 8, 2024, 9:45pm

"Upload File" (Media) button is not working for me...

TIMAI2 · May 8, 2024, 10:18pm

Designer "app" screen does not fit inside phone template, all templates, all sizes

Sometimes no scrollbar shows for a scrollable screen (designer will then not scroll) and I see a green vertical bar on the left

Affects neo and classic

And there is a checkbox, but no label for it ?

[ENV]
Chrome Version 124.0.6367.118 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Xubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS

(for what it is worth, still no drag and drop of media files)

TIMAI2 · May 8, 2024, 10:24pm

Component Properties not scrolling (or providing a scrollbar to scroll to it) the bottom properties.

The image is for a label component - can't get to the Visible property

Even for components with a scrollbar, not scrolling to last item

[ENV]
Chrome Version 124.0.6367.118 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Xubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS

ABG · May 8, 2024, 10:58pm

That Privacy Policy bar at the bottom has overstayed its welcome.
Squirrel it away deep in some Help dialog, where it can't get in the way of people trying to do work.

ABG · May 8, 2024, 11:04pm

The eyeball checkbox for non-visible components has no effect on the list of non-visible components that should appear at the bottom of the Designer mock screen.

Maybe that Privacy Policy bar is covering them?

You don't even need that bar:

If In Doubt
Rip It Out

Kevinkun · May 9, 2024, 4:23am

Suggestion:

Palette categories title background better have a deeper/different color.
Project property button better together with the screen dropdown (as old one)
Is it possible to hide the media from the block view, to give more space for the component tree?

Issue I found:

Extension sometime not visible.

Ramon · May 9, 2024, 7:09am

Changing Project Properties > BlockToolkit level it seems to have an erratic behavior...Extension is on top, and the rest of the categories do not appear again (changing from Expert to other level and back to Expert):

If I refresh browser then all the Expert categories appear again.

Ramon · May 9, 2024, 7:21am

When building the apk, in the pop-up message it seems that the "Download apk now" message and the arrow are not set correctly (Neo only)

Ramon · May 9, 2024, 8:52am

It seems Pallete doesn't scroll until the end...with some categories opened I can't see the imported extension.

All categories closed I can see the extension:

With some categories opened I cannot see the extension (scroll is all the way down):

ABG · May 9, 2024, 11:17am

Can't see the bottom?

Guess what useless bar covers the bottom..

Ramon · May 9, 2024, 11:22am

Now without that useless bar

other example here, without bar, and when the Extension section is not opened. Then Extension is not shown:

It's not a serious issue... I think there are other more important things and I don't think this is more than a small annoyance.

Susan_Lane · May 9, 2024, 4:55pm

Huh. That's interesting. Obviously a malformed URL.

Susan_Lane · May 9, 2024, 5:02pm

There are legal reasons we need to have that footer. Moving it is out of scope. So we can move past that issue now.

The issue with the sidebars scrolling to the bottom is separate, and I'm looking into it.

Kevinkun · May 10, 2024, 2:00am

this has only an icon, no text title Settings?

And the location of the Project Properties:

Susan_Lane · May 10, 2024, 2:29am

Thanks for finding this. There appears to be an issue with the collapsible palette categories.

Susan_Lane · May 10, 2024, 2:36am

This seems to be the most undiscovered feature that is sitting right under everyone's nose. The eyeball checkbox is the same as the checkbox on the classic view labeled, "Show hidden components in designer." It doesn't have anything to do with non-visible components. It's for displaying visible components that have their Visible property set to false. This can be very useful if, for example, you're using buttons to make other components visible or invisible -- something that we recommend doing instead of creating 500 screens.

We have a language collision here between NON-visible components and INvisible components, and apparently there's a longish history of trying to come up with something to call that checkbox that will make it clear what it does.

I have added a tooltip to the Neo style stating, "Display components with visible property set to FALSE." I'm hoping perhaps that will help users discover a feature that might be of real help to them. (I just made that change in a round of feedback fixes from this thread, so it's not on ai2-test yet.)