[Sugar-devel] [DESIGN] UI mockups

[Aleksey Lim]

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 08:16:38PM +0100, Gary C Martin wrote:
> On 22 Aug 2009, at 19:50, Aleksey Lim wrote:
> 
> >On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 02:05:03PM +0000, Aleksey Lim wrote:
> >>On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 05:12:34PM +0200, Simon Schampijer wrote:
> >>>[forwarded from christian]
> >>>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>I've attached two (annotated) PDFs with mockups of the issues
> >>>we talked
> >>>about on Sunday. The first has several options for the Journal,
> >>>exploring various toolbars, the grid view, and tagging; the
> >>>second looks
> >>>at simple vs. complex toolbars in activities.
> >>>
> >>>Make sure you read the annotations, and let me know what you
> >>>think. Once
> >>>we have reached a consensus, I can generate PNGs and post to
> >>>the wiki.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Christian
> >>>
> >>>PS. Let's also figure out a time to chat, unless email seems
> >>>sufficient.
> >>>I can be available for a short time around 10am (EST)/2pm
> >>>(UTC) tomorrow
> >>>morning, if necessary.
> >>>
> >>>[1] http://shell.sugarlabs.org/~erikos/090818_journal_thumbnails.pdf
> >>>[2] http://shell.sugarlabs.org/~erikos/090818_toolbars.pdf
> >>
> >>You can try Thumbs view implementation from cloned repo[3]
> >>or see screenshot[4].
> >>
> >>In comparing with mockups it has lack of multi selection and sorting
> >>features, I heard that we are not in consensus on that(?)
> >>* using check boxes of Shift key to multi select
> >>* using title like buttons[5] or something else
> >>
> >>Also I moved details button from cell bottom to the left.
> >>
> >>[3] http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/sugar/repos/thumbs
> >>[4] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Thumbs.png
> >>[5] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Design_Team/Designs/Journal#10
> >
> >I've encountered another problem - I can't get rid of popups in
> >thumbs view, since all workspace belongs to thumbs.
> >I think we can do not auto popup palette and open them only on right
> >click.
> 
> What is it like if just the thumb image rectangle has the auto
> pop-up?

Thats it, only thumb rectangle is sensitive but even in that case auto
popups could be annoying.

> That would seem to match the list view behaviour where just
> the activity icon has the palette pop-up.
> 
> Regards,
> --Gary
> 

-- 
Aleksey