From 573abab9e7fde4c863ee37a5b7e7d5fbcc540c34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaalleen <reni@allenka.de>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 15:57:21 +0200
Subject: add help tab to gradient block extension

---
 lib/extensions/gradient_blocks.py |  3 +++
 templates/gradient_blocks.xml     | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/extensions/gradient_blocks.py b/lib/extensions/gradient_blocks.py
index 563e3127..d80d5340 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/gradient_blocks.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/gradient_blocks.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class GradientBlocks(CommandsExtension):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         CommandsExtension.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        self.arg_parser.add_argument("--notebook", type=str, default=0.0)
+        self.arg_parser.add_argument("--options", type=str, default=0.0)
+        self.arg_parser.add_argument("--info", type=str, default=0.0)
         self.arg_parser.add_argument("-e", "--end-row-spacing", type=float, default=0.0, dest="end_row_spacing")
 
     def effect(self):
diff --git a/templates/gradient_blocks.xml b/templates/gradient_blocks.xml
index d5618704..f824d514 100644
--- a/templates/gradient_blocks.xml
+++ b/templates/gradient_blocks.xml
@@ -11,13 +11,26 @@
             </submenu>
         </effects-menu>
     </effect>
-    <param name="end-row-spacing"
-           gui-text="End row spacing"
-           gui-description="Set to zero to use twice the row spacing value"
-           type="float"
-           min="0" max="100"
-           precision="2"
-           indents="1">0</param>
+    <param name="notebook" type="notebook">
+      <page name="options" gui-text="Options">
+        <param name="end-row-spacing"
+               gui-text="End row spacing"
+               gui-description="Set to zero to use twice the row spacing value"
+               type="float"
+               min="0" max="100"
+               precision="2"
+               indents="1">0</param>
+      </page>
+      <page name="info" gui-text="Help">
+          <label appearance="header">Converts a fill with a linear color gradient into color blocks with variable row spacing.</label>
+          <spacer />
+          <label>This may add density at the center.</label>
+          <spacer />
+          <label>If necessary adapt the end row spacing value after the conversion with the params dialog.</label>
+          <spacer />
+          <label appearance="url">https://inkstitch.org/docs/fill-tools/#convert-to-gradient-blocks</label>
+      </page>
+    </param>
     <script>
         {{ command_tag | safe }}
     </script>
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