Mailing List Archive: Bric2 UX Tweaks

Bric2 UX Tweaks

fulekia at denison

Apr 4, 2011, 8:11 AM

Post #1 of 10 (3601 views)

Hey folks,

David and I have been discussing some possible interface tweaks over the last few days, based on observations made here at Denison. Some we like, others we're not so sure about. I'd love to hear what others think about them. One or two of these are already represented in lighthouse, and some have changed a ton since I entered the bugs; I'll do a full cleanup pass there was I get more feedback.

My next few messages will break out the suggestions into separate threads for discussion purposes. Some mockup images are included inline - my apologies if that doesn't jive with your email client.

-Aaron

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Aaron Fuleki
Senior Web Architect
Denison University
740.587.5752
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Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

fulekia at denison

Apr 4, 2011, 8:14 AM

Post #2 of 10 (3547 views)

P.S.

I'll just send these to the devel list, to avoid excessive cross-post spam.

-Aaron

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Aaron Fuleki
Senior Web Architect
Denison University
740.587.5752
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On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
> David and I have been discussing some possible interface tweaks over the last few days, based on observations made here at Denison. Some we like, others we're not so sure about. I'd love to hear what others think about them. One or two of these are already represented in lighthouse, and some have changed a ton since I entered the bugs; I'll do a full cleanup pass there was I get more feedback.
>
> My next few messages will break out the suggestions into separate threads for discussion purposes. Some mockup images are included inline - my apologies if that doesn't jive with your email client.
>
> -Aaron
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Aaron Fuleki
> Senior Web Architect
> Denison University
> 740.587.5752
> ---------------------------------
>

Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

fulekia at denison

Apr 4, 2011, 8:27 AM

Post #3 of 10 (3555 views)

Ack. The listserv stripped all of my mockups. I'll post those elsewhere ASAP.

-Aaron

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Aaron Fuleki
Senior Web Architect
Denison University
740.587.5752
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On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:

> P.S.
>
> I'll just send these to the devel list, to avoid excessive cross-post spam.
>
> -Aaron
>
> ---------------------------------
> Aaron Fuleki
> Senior Web Architect
> Denison University
> 740.587.5752
> ---------------------------------
>
>
>
> On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:
>
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> David and I have been discussing some possible interface tweaks over the last few days, based on observations made here at Denison. Some we like, others we're not so sure about. I'd love to hear what others think about them. One or two of these are already represented in lighthouse, and some have changed a ton since I entered the bugs; I'll do a full cleanup pass there was I get more feedback.
>>
>> My next few messages will break out the suggestions into separate threads for discussion purposes. Some mockup images are included inline - my apologies if that doesn't jive with your email client.
>>
>> -Aaron
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> Aaron Fuleki
>> Senior Web Architect
>> Denison University
>> 740.587.5752
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>

Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

david at kineticode

Apr 5, 2011, 11:22 AM

Post #4 of 10 (3554 views)

On Apr 4, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:

> Ack. The listserv stripped all of my mockups. I'll post those elsewhere ASAP.

Great, thanks. What file type were they? They should not have been stripped…

David

Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

phillip at communitybandwidth

Apr 6, 2011, 6:37 AM

Post #5 of 10 (3538 views)

On 2011-04-04, at 11:27 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:

> Ack. The listserv stripped all of my mockups. I'll post those elsewhere ASAP.

Was wondering... ;)

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Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

fulekia at denison

Apr 6, 2011, 6:41 AM

Post #6 of 10 (3530 views)

On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:
> My next few messages will break out the suggestions into separate threads for discussion purposes. Some mockup images are included inline - my apologies if that doesn't jive with your email client.

For those who are interested, the descriptions and screenshots can be seen here:

https://github.com/bricoleurs/bricolage/wiki/Proposed-UX-Changes:-Story-Profile

-Aaron

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Aaron Fuleki
Senior Web Architect
Denison University
740.587.5752
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Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

david at kineticode

Apr 6, 2011, 9:34 AM

Post #7 of 10 (3548 views)

On Apr 6, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:

> For those who are interested, the descriptions and screenshots can be seen here:
>
> https://github.com/bricoleurs/bricolage/wiki/Proposed-UX-Changes:-Story-Profile

Thanks, this is a big help. +1 to all the suggestions here.

Best,

David

Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

bret at pectopah

Apr 6, 2011, 9:51 AM

Post #8 of 10 (3541 views)

One thought about these, though: If the related assets are to get their
own "twisties," we'll probably also need to have a preference for
whether those twisties are open or closed by default.

In the case of a subelement that has no fields and only related media
(for example, a "Photo in gallery" element), it would be kind of a
nuisance to have to open a twisty to do each upload.

And if they're open by default, that sort of brings us back to where we
are now, with the related assets using up a lot of real estate.

Does that make sense?

Cheers,

Bret

On Wed, 2011-04-06 at 09:34 -0700, David E. Wheeler wrote:
> On Apr 6, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Aaron Fuleki wrote:
>
> > For those who are interested, the descriptions and screenshots can be seen here:
> >
> > https://github.com/bricoleurs/bricolage/wiki/Proposed-UX-Changes:-Story-Profile
>
> Thanks, this is a big help. +1 to all the suggestions here.
>
> Best,
>
> David
>
>

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Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

david at kineticode

Apr 6, 2011, 10:13 AM

Post #9 of 10 (3554 views)

On Apr 6, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Bret Dawson wrote:

> One thought about these, though: If the related assets are to get their
> own "twisties," we'll probably also need to have a preference for
> whether those twisties are open or closed by default.
>
> In the case of a subelement that has no fields and only related media
> (for example, a "Photo in gallery" element), it would be kind of a
> nuisance to have to open a twisty to do each upload.
>
> And if they're open by default, that sort of brings us back to where we
> are now, with the related assets using up a lot of real estate.
>
>
> Does that make sense?

I think I'd go for:

* Open if no associated document
* Closed if associated document

Best,

David

Re: Bric2 UX Tweaks [ In reply to ]

fulekia at denison

Apr 6, 2011, 10:17 AM

Post #10 of 10 (3544 views)

>> One thought about these, though: If the related assets are to get their
>> own "twisties," we'll probably also need to have a preference for
>> whether those twisties are open or closed by default.
<snip>

> I think I'd go for:
>
> * Open if no associated document
> * Closed if associated document

Agreed.

-Aaron

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Aaron Fuleki
Senior Web Architect
Denison University
740.587.5752
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