[ckan-dev] Changelog box hidden behind resource details

[Toby Dacre]

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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