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* Are we ready to tweak/fix problems in the current UI or do we need to step back and reexamine the overall organization and metaphor? | * Are we ready to tweak/fix problems in the current UI or do we need to step back and reexamine the overall organization and metaphor? | ||
− | ** Is "browsing" vs. task-oriented "search" wizard a better metaphor for finding content given performance issues? | + | ** Is "browsing" vs. task-oriented "search" wizard a better metaphor for finding content (esp. given performance issues, user wait time)? |
** Does eliminating modality improve the metaphor? | ** Does eliminating modality improve the metaphor? | ||
** Is the juxtaposition of "installed" and "available" working? | ** Is the juxtaposition of "installed" and "available" working? |
Revision as of 18:16, 19 June 2008
Contents
p2 UI Walkthrough Eclipse UI Best Practices Working Group 6/25/2008
Prep/Homework
The discussion will be the most productive if the participants are already familiar with both the Eclipse Update Manager UI and the p2 UI.
- Equinox p2 UM workflows shows the scenarios in the Eclipse Update Manager that were used to set goals for improving the user experience.
- Equinox p2 User Interface shows the same scenarios in the new p2 UI and compares aspects of the design to the UM design.
Discussion Topics
- Are we ready to tweak/fix problems in the current UI or do we need to step back and reexamine the overall organization and metaphor?
- Is "browsing" vs. task-oriented "search" wizard a better metaphor for finding content (esp. given performance issues, user wait time)?
- Does eliminating modality improve the metaphor?
- Is the juxtaposition of "installed" and "available" working?
- Big problem areas and possible solutions
- Too much repo management forced on user
- Presentation of large numbers of repositories for browsing
- Selection of repositories for updating (solution might be to do smart picking for the user)
- Unfolding of detail for installation contents
- Is a tree view the best presentation for selectively exposing detail about the installed software?
- Too much repo management forced on user
- Specific UI improvements that could be made (style-guide type issues: wording, button organization, etc.)
- Other update UI's that are done well