[Feedreader-development] Review of FR user interface 2

[Kristjan J. <kri...@sl...>]

> Btw, no second page of wizard ("Please enter the name of the=20
> feed") the [XML] icon is mysteriously gone already :)

Should be read "Btw, on second page of wizard..."=20


> - Ideally these fields should be on the second step of=20
> wizard, but I understand this is not possible to implement -=20
> FR must connect and validate feed (using loging/password info=20
> if neccessary) before moving from step 1 to step 2, right?

I'd still like to see username/password on step 2:

- On step 1 FR tries to connect as usual
- when returning a HTTP 403 (or 401?), it creates a extra a step 1A, =
asking
for username/password - "This feed requires valid username and =
password"...
- When these provided, FR continues to usual step 2


> I suggest to introduce a narrow information bar above the=20
> headline pane, with a text like "You can subscribe this feed=20
> by clicking here: [subscribe]". The bar should appear just=20
> like "Search" pane, sliding from the top. =20

I made a quick mockup:
http://www.feedreader.com/node.php?id=3D260

Anybody has better ideas?


> In next step we can start discussing better=20
> structure/arrangement of the properties.

Here's my initial suggestion.

I kept all the options the same, just moved them around to
be more logical and consistent.=20

On the left is the tree hierarchy, on the right are properties.=20
I comment each section separately.

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Startup	[] Run program on startup
		[] Start minimized to tray
		[] Check msgs on startup

- What are "msgs"? Are we using such a term=20
elsewhere? Are we "checking" or "updating"?=20
Should be replaced with "Update feeds on startup"
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Appearance	[] Show time
		[] Show date
		[] Show headlines with topics
		[] Show all article tags
		[] Show newsfeed images if available

		[] Show tree lines=20
		[] Show Feed-Hints
	=09
		Font:
		[Select font]

		[] Open links in new browser window

- This is the longest properties page,
preferrably should be grouped into smaller sets.
I separated different functional groups with an empty line.
- Show time and date *where*?=20
Are these columns in feed item's pane?
- "Feed-Hints" -> "Feed hints"=20
- What are "tree lines" and "Feed-Hints" anyway?
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Notification	[] Show pop-up-window in taskbar
box			Visibility duration (sec) [   |v]
			[] Use notification box fade in and out
			[] Enable taskbar animations

- Is it "notification box" or "pop-up-window"? I prefer
the former. Unify.
- I am not sure about the "taskbar animations" option belonging here.=20
Whereelse?

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Connection	[] Use proxy server
		Address  : _____  Port : ___
		Username : _____ =20
		[Get settings from the Internet Explorer]
		[x] Get proxy settings from IE on startup

- Button should be read:
"Get proxy settings from the Internet Explorer"
- I need some kind of feedback message when my=20
IE proxy settings are *not* set. Currently I click=20
on the button and nothing happens. I is leaving me
clueless.=20
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Webserver 	[] Enable local Userland-Sever
		[] Enable local AmphetaDesk-webserver
		[] Enable internal WebServer=20
		Port : ___

- A explaing message what the webserver is good for
would be a godsend.
- Note different naming conventions for words "local/internal"=20
and "WebServer". Must be unified.
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???			Feed defaults
			Refresh: _____
			Archive:_____=20

			[] Play sounds
			[] Show XMLParser errors
			[] Enable javascript

- This section can also be called: "Leftovers" or=20
"I Dont Have an Idea Where to Put Those" :)
- What sounds? When? On incoming messages? Explain!
- "XMLParser" -> "XML parser"
- "javascript" -> "Javascript"
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One more general note: there is no consistent=20
spacing conventions on dialogs. Sometimes FR uses

 Refresh : [    |v]

and sometimes

 Refresh: [    |v]

(note the missing space)


Kristjan