[ckan-dev] Changelog box hidden behind resource details

[Toby Dacre]

On 30 March 2012 19:54, Tom Rees <zephod at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've done another sweep of this UI -- converting much of it to use
> Bootstrap's JS code and layout framework; getting it to display
> consistently in different browsers. I've flattened the form into the page
> and I think it looks rather nice. You can check it out on test.ckan.net:-)


this link seems to be down :(   bad gateway

>
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Toby Dacre <toby.okfn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 28 March 2012 19:10, Tom Rees <zephod at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The procedure is for me to keep tweaking it until the level of
>>> complaints falls below a certain threshold :-)
>>>
>>> We try to avoid design-by-committee and generally I take these kinds of
>>> UX decisions (and for the most part they are simply accepted) but I'm happy
>>> to try something else here.
>>>
>>
>> consistency of design is a good thing - I'm not sure how best to achieve
>> this
>>
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what you mean about "it does delete" -- it doesn't,
>>>
>>
>> If you create a dataset and then add a resource by adding a link and
>> pressing add then click the x and go somewhere else the resource is not
>> saved.  As I clicked save and then x, logically the x deleted it (the fact
>> that save didn't save doesn't mater) - not sure what happens if you add the
>> resource when creating the dataset
>>
>>
>>> its a button to close the form, it's meant to look like the close-window
>>> button on your OS
>>>
>>
>> my OS has no close buttons - but should we be looking like we are a
>> window in the os? we are part of a web page
>>
>>
>>> -- but clearly the floating form isn't working. I'm considering
>>> switching to a modal dialog or flattening the form into the page,
>>>
>>
>> I'd prefer the as part of the form as this in my mind is clearer
>>
>> Toby
>>
>>
>>
>>> perhaps with some animation to make the opening/closing really crystal
>>> clear.
>>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Toby Dacre <toby.okfn at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 28 March 2012 09:26, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 27 March 2012 17:02, Tom Rees <zephod at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> > The box does have an X in the top right corner you can use to close
>>>>> it...
>>>>>
>>>>> Minimize style button rather than X (which I too though meant delete!)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It does delete it so the x is correct in that sense (the page does
>>>> complain about not being saved but that just adds to the confusion),
>>>>
>>>> how do we make these user interface decisions? is this the sort of
>>>> thing sam will be looking at?
>>>>
>>>> Toby
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Rufus
>>>>>
>>>>> > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Mark Wainwright <
>>>>> mark.wainwright at okfn.org>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On the 'add/edit resource' page, the box for the changelog reason is
>>>>> >> hidden behind the drop-down gizmo for the resource that's being/been
>>>>> >> edited. Screenshot attached. Of course, you can click 'new resource'
>>>>> >> and then put your text in the box, but it would be better not to
>>>>> hide
>>>>> >> it in the first place. (Also, clicking 'new resource' might lead the
>>>>> >> nervous to fear that their changes to the old resource were being
>>>>> >> discarded.)
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Mark
>>>>> >>
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