Re: [LogiLogi-list] Working on GUI layout

On 11/27/06, Wybo Wiersma <wy...@lo...> wrote:
> > > 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?
>
> It will be a standard html-drop-down list, that the user can use to
> select one of his PrefsProfiles. The only tricky bit there will be
> that if a different profile is selected, the page will be reloaded
> with the settings from that profile.
>
> So a PrefsProfile is a bundle of settings, also see the PrefsProfile
> class...
>
Great! I just can't wait to try this!
What is the difference between PrefsProfile and an "Identity", or a
Peer group of 1 user that's only me? Aren't language, geographical
location, age, gender, etc., different types of Peer groups? Maybe I'm
being vague in my knowledge about LogiLogi, guide me please!

> > > 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 ;)
>
> Indeed. I really like much of the things you try, but things like this
> one just need a bit more discussion, as we've done now...
>
I'll leave it as it was.

> > > A minor issue is that the nav_bar doesn't go all the way to the right
> > > side of the screen.
> >
> > Left?
>
> The grey background of it stopped after the items, so it didn't span
> the entire screen...
>
> > > 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?
>
> Hai!, nested lists. Great idea, yes they can be nested lists...
>
Ok, great! Then, there also are definition lists DL and ordered lists.

> > > 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 ;)
>
> Would be great indeed. Maybe one day we will be able to organize
> things comparable to the Wikimania...
>
> Anyway, don't expect the mayor of London to be opening LogiLogi day.
> It will be a group of a few hackers, and about 8 pc's in an artists-
> building in London. Now if I try the same in Groningen, and you two
> in your city, it would already be quite interesting...
>
> But for now our first priority is the software itself, we will party
> when it's party-time...
>
> Wybo
>
> > Tomorrow I'll make some changes and then maybe make some commitments.
>
> Great, looking forward to them!
>
Didn't have time yet.

> > --
> > Bruno
>

Some links:
AroundMe Social Software: http://www.barnraiser.org/projects.php
Smile: http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/ - great semantic behind
timelines. Is BSD compatible with GPL? I think it is for what I
understood.



-- 
Bruno