Re: [Gramps-devel] Focus On User Interface, Usability

[Benny M. <ben...@gm...>]

Yes, a getting started wizard would be a nice idea. Not too difficult to
make also with gtk.Assistant.

I think many people complain because of the many modal windows in the Gramps
Workflow. Not many people are used to that. Docking all windows in a view
would be a possibility, using a sort of breadcrumps to navigate. As Doug
says, UI design is hard as it would take a lot of time to test this idea
out, and 9 on 10 you need to say, no, this doesn't work, back to the drawing
board.

We cannot avoid the fact that we have a lot of data that can be entered, so
this must be presented in some way. Many genea programs seem to choose for
an interface you need to run as full screen with different tabs then. Gramps
has taken the approach of many windows from the beginning.

Benny

2011/3/30 Brian Matherly <br...@gr...>

> <snip>
> > I think many of the developers see a solution to the
> > current
> > complexity in the ideas expressed in what we have called
> > "Certificates" [1]. These are (at least the way I
> > understand it) data
> > entry forms that match a paper form or workflow, without
> > regard to
> > logical placement of the data. For example, if you want to
> > add a
> > census event to a person, one would normally drill-down to
> > the events
> > of a person, and possible add other bits of data in other
> > places.
> > However, a Census Certificate would automatically add the
> > bits where
> > they go. The current Census plugin is a step in this
> > direction.
> <snip>
> > Can we have multiple ways of entering/editing data? Or
> > should there be
> > only one, approved way?
>
> I can imagine a future where there are multiple ways of entering data in
> Gramps. However, I don't think we should flippantly add "yet another way to
> enter data" (YAWTED). An alternate data entry method should establish a
> theme and user paradigm that can carried throughout Gramps.
>
> I think the certificate idea is an excellent example of a theme that could
> provide continuity throughout the interface. We could establish the
> certificate paradigm, and then reapply the paradigm in multiple places to
> match multiple work-flows.
>
> I could also imagine a more wizard-like paradigm that takes the user
> through multiple steps of their workflow. For example:
>   Step 1: what is the source of your data?
>           a corresponding source would be created
>   Step 2: where does this source reside?
>           a corresponding repository would be created and referenced
>   Step 3: varies depending on the type of source, but would prompt
>           the user to enter the data from the source and would
>           then automatically reference the source for all data
>           entered.
>   Step 4: Show a summary or report of all entered data so that the user
>           can check for data entry errors against the physical source
>   Step 5: Allow the user to move to the next page of the source and
>           repeat previous steps.
>
> ~BM
>
>
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