[ckan-dev] Changelog box hidden behind resource details

[Tom Rees]

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 :-)

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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