Re: [LogiLogi-list] Working on GUI layout

On 11/26/06, Wybo Wiersma <wy...@lo...> wrote:

> > I made some changes of layout to test how they worked, let me know
> > what you think:
> >  * changed the order of (nav_bar / url_bar / prefs_bar) TO (prefs_bar
> > / url_bar / nav_bar) Also this test doesn't center them. The first
> > problem I find is that the search box is lost up there and I don't
> > like it. Obviously going back to the old layout is easy.
>
> I had them in the previous order, because both the search-box and the
> preferences-drop-down menu are something one will probably use quite
> often, so they should be more near the center of the screen. Also note
> that the preferences-drop-down-menu is meanth for switching prefs-
> profiles quickly, not for going to different places for setting your
> preferences.
>
Ok, so what will this drop-down contain? Ajax navigation so to change
prefs withought leaving the page?

> Also the login fields likely will be added to the prefs_bar (and a
> link to one's personal page & peergroup-page if logged in). So I think
> the original order was a bit better.
>
I'll take it back to the original order, it's never bad to try
different things, even to re-affirm the previous ones ;)

> A minor issue is that the nav_bar doesn't go all the way to the right
> side of the screen.
>
Left?

> And about yes or no centering them, I guess that's a matter of taste
> and style, so we will try it now for a while your way.
>
> >  * also, I'm changing the menues to lists, and also changing the
> > previous "lines" to border of their UL or LI elements, but this is not
> > yet implemented.
>
> Note that the incoming-links, and context menu's will contain
> unfoldable sub-menu's. Clicking on contenders, will fill that div
> with the word contenders (link to close it again), and a list of
> contenders. So don't turn it entirely into a list.
>
> Also the main menu will contain the contents of the best rated
> LogiLogi/element/main_menu logi, so that one can't be a list
> either.
>
> Only the elements menu can be a list.
>
Could you give me an example of this unfoldable menues? I don't see
why they can't be list, nested lists?

> > This is just a test. I've tested it in FF2.0 and IE6.0 and IE5.5 and
> > if all went smoothly. I'd like to get feedback about other browsers
> > please.
>
> I don't have any other here, but except for IE7 I don't think for now
> we really need any other browsers supported (though it would be nice
> if they worked).
>
> > There are still lot's of things to work at, but I'm sending this in
> > order to get feedback.
>
> Hereby, great so far!
>
> I really hope we can show what we have so far to a wider audience
> somewhere in the coming week. Yesterday evening I was at a Linux-
> party here in London, and I showed Manta to some people, and they
> were really enthausiastic. They even want to organize a LogiLogi-
> day on the 28th of January (if we're done by then) on which people
> will edit pages and discuss through LogiLogi. It would be great if
> we also organized such things in other places (I most likely will
> in Groningen) so it could become really global.
>
Wow, you are doing a lot of things arround LogiLogi, I wish I was in
Europe now to go to those parties ;)

Tomorrow I'll make some changes and then maybe make some commitments.

-- 
Bruno