[Specto-devel] Re: mockup/prototype of the notifier window contents
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From: Conor C. <maj...@gm...> - 2006-03-07 20:32:59
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Now it's on the mailing list :D but no attachment. OK, I like it! It looks *exactly* like the original mock-ups, which is awesome. majikstreet On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 22:20 -0500, Kiddo wrote: > I fiddled with glade tonight, trying to figure out how we could > present the updates in a nice and efficient way in the specto notifier > window. Please see the attached .glade file. > > There are a gazillion different ways we could do this (tree view > a-la-gaim-buddy-list, classic columns view, beagle-like view, a mix of > it all, or the current mockup I attached). I decided to use tables > with buttons, labels and images. There are a few reasons: > - I think a table should be pretty workable. Maybe easier than a > treeView widget, but I'm not sure. > - the interface feels cleaner, but that's very subjective > - we do not "truly" need a columns view, because there is a menu: view > sorting > > There are a few problems: > - text alignment > - left click & right click issues? possible actions: select watch, > open watch target, open a menu > > Now, I understand that I might be very very wrong on it all. And if > you have some creative ideas for the user interface, I'd be very > interested to hear them :) any comments/suggestions on the current > mockup would be appreciated too. It's in no way a final gui. > > Note: this mail was not sent through the mailing list because of the attachment. > Jeff -- majikstreet get firefox! www.getfirefox.com |