[p2pu-dev] UI changes for 0.5 [ was Re: release 0.4]
João Antonio de Menezes Neto
tonyhomes at gmail.com
Mon May 2 19:52:01 UTC 2011
In this same course, we see the necessity to have a pre-established visual
stardard to tasks order (with the option of not having an order, as we
talked back at BCN).
Em 2 de maio de 2011 16:50, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
> we need improvements to External Links (take a look at
> http://new.p2pu.org/en/groups/baroque-art-of-italy-spain-and-the-netherlands/)
> Maybe we could collapse them by 10 most visited or something.
>
> Em 2 de maio de 2011 08:13, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
> tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
>
> Agreed [?]
>>
>>
>> 2011/5/2 John Britton <public at johndbritton.com>
>>
>>> I've got no real opinion on where the "BETA" text ends up, put it where
>>> it looks good.
>>>
>>> I agree that the footer should go back to what the original mockups from
>>> BCN included (maybe we haven't gotten there yet).
>>>
>>> Also agree that a logged in user should be able to go back to the home
>>> page, I was confused by this a few days ago.
>>>
>>> I like the idea of collapsing user - inbox - logout. See Gmail and
>>> Twitter for examples.
>>>
>>> Lastly the dropdowns should respect hover. Do note that right now you can
>>> open both at the same time which is really strange.
>>> --
>>> contact info:
>>> http://www.johndbritton.com
>>> @johndbritton - http://twitter.com/johndbritton
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2011/5/1 João Antonio de Menezes Neto <tonyhomes at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> now some considerations about the site when the user is already
>>>> logged-in:
>>>> - there's no way to get back to the start page that says "we're an
>>>> open...". there's the global updates for the whole p2pu there, which is an
>>>> interesting view even for who's already logged in (sorry if there is already
>>>> a manner to get back to that page, but I don't know how to access it)
>>>>
>>>> - i wonder if we could make "User - Inbox - Logout" 1 single menu? There
>>>> could be a small iphone-ish badge in the user's photo or next to his/her
>>>> name + an envelope icon to show he's got new messages. "Logout" would be the
>>>> last item listed in the dropdown.
>>>>
>>>> - we really should implement hover instead of just clicking for
>>>> dropdowns as well as the arrow i told you about
>>>>
>>>> - another branding opportunity would be to place a small icon/badge or
>>>> change the text color of the buttons that say which study group the message
>>>> has been posted on
>>>>
>>>> - a quick visual tweak: the "Follow" and "Private message" buttons are
>>>> using different fonts from each other
>>>>
>>>> - there's no title on the area on which each persons posts his/her
>>>> external links. the margin between the links could be smaller to give
>>>> impression they are a list and just not free chunks of text.
>>>>
>>>> - setting a standart size to study groups avatars is really a necessity
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> guess thats all for now ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Em 1 de maio de 2011 18:00, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
>>>> tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>>
>>>> just a quick clarifying question, Philipp posted "Make breadcrum
>>>>> sub-header of the group title" but the ideal scenario would be "Make
>>>>> breadcrumb a navigation menu for the study group areas - Update's Wall,
>>>>> Tasks, etc).
>>>>>
>>>>> [?]
>>>>>
>>>>> Em 1 de maio de 2011 17:57, João Antonio de Menezes Neto <
>>>>> tonyhomes at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>>>
>>>>> the great advantage of having the footer as the original psd as it
>>>>>> works as an index/table of contents of the whole site, allowing global
>>>>>> navigation without the need of opening dropdown menus.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i agree with jessica that the gray area Aleks had drawn served as a
>>>>>> good protection area for the brand and it also allowed a delimited space to
>>>>>> play with schools logos/icons/badges. i remember that the gray area wasn't
>>>>>> near enough of the heading div, it was originally planned to have 0px of
>>>>>> margin between them
>>>>>> (:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2011/5/1 Philipp Schmidt <phi.schmidt at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1 May 2011 16:16, Jessica Ledbetter <jessica at jessicaledbetter.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> > Zuzel made a task with his suggestions. I'm guessing we just need
>>>>>>> approval
>>>>>>> > from you, Philipp?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All suggestions will increase usability, and there hasn't been any
>>>>>>> dissent on this list. Let's go ahead and implement them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> http://p2pu.lighthouseapp.com/projects/71002/tickets/253-joao-suggestions#ticket-253-1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've added Joao's mock-up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > And whatever other changes we need UI-wise and we'll get it in
>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>> > I'm still hoping for a new logo or the grey to come back ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A designer friend will send us some suggestions. For now, we should
>>>>>>> clean up as much as possible (Joao mentioned cleaning out the grey
>>>>>>> from the heads of the letters P) and make a tiny bit smaller so it
>>>>>>> doesn't touch against the borders.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > I put in BETA lower right of the logo because that seems pretty
>>>>>>> popular and
>>>>>>> > worked, in my opinion, with the grey angles. Doesn't really use up
>>>>>>> too much
>>>>>>> > real estate though but seems off balance without the grey
>>>>>>> background. We can
>>>>>>> > definitely play with placement/size especially if we are looking at
>>>>>>> school
>>>>>>> > branding.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In general, I think the BETA is great where it is. I am suggesting to
>>>>>>> move it to top right, so we get a little more space to move up the
>>>>>>> rest of the page. If it looks funny, let's not do it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > I also would like to see the footer become more like the original
>>>>>>> PSD
>>>>>>> > design. I think we're at a point (or very close to it) with the
>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>> > content parts we needed for it (like about, help, etc).
>>>>>>> > I can delete the grey out of the P2PU logo if we don't have the new
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> > before 0.5 goes live.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks! Fingers crossed still ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> P
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