[annotator-dev] UX/UI improvements

[Randall Leeds]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Marc-Antoine Lemieux <
marc at marcantoinelemieux.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> we are currently using Annotator for one of our features at Radialpoint.
> We are currently using code in the master branch (I know I know we are
> crazy...) and we are currently on a UI/UX polishing blitz and obviously,
> AnnotatorJS is in the scope of that blitz.
>
> We observed some quirks in the way the lib is displaying the bubbles. For
> instance, when I try to create a new annotation and I hover an existing
> one, if it is close enough they will both overlap. Also, displaying the
> bubble when the cursor ends up make the experience "jumpy" and
> non-consistent. We have also noted the fact that the selection disappears
> when you enter edit mode (which I understand since it is a native browser
> selection) and we have feedback from our users that it is kind of annoying.
>

I'm having trouble understanding. I thought only one bubble could be
visible at a time. If I'm not wrong about that, then it sounds like maybe
you're instantiating Annotator multiple times? That makes sense if you're
doing it on separate elements, but then I'm not sure how you could trigger
a mouseover on both.

Can you provide a jsfiddle or something that demonstrates what you're
seeing?


>
> What I'd like to know is if you guys have anything on your roadmap to
> tackle these things, like some sort of display manager to ensure that
> bubbles are not overlapping and maybe some sort of temporary highlight to
> keep selection during creation. If it is not on your roadmap, we'll
> probably take action immediately and implement the fix ourselves.
>

I'm not aware of any plans like this, but I'd be happy to talk with you
about the issues more. I'm hesitant to say that some sort of display
manager is necessary to accomplish what you want, but I could well be wrong.
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