This is exactly the kind of UI review we need.
If nobody disagrees, I suggest that you start filing bug reports in mantis
with specific suggestions about how to rectify each of these UI bugs.
Ian.
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Clément <cvol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> First, let's see the current situation :
>
>
> #Navigation :
>
> 9 items is really the max we can afford. Currently there are 9 items, but
> they
> aren't all necessary, and can confuse the newbies.
>
> #Browse Freenet page :
>
> The “Search Freenet” field and bookmarks are definitly a good thing.
> However, why do we have :
> “Fetch a key” : we don't want to fetch a key, we want to browse Freenet.
> “Version Information & Node Control” : we don't care, we just want to
> browse
> Freenet.
> “Current Activity” : idem
>
> #Messages :
>
> I agree we need to inform user when something is wrong. However, for the
> bookmarks, it's not the good place.
> I don't think either that there should be one page just for the messages :
> sometimes there is no message, it just wastes space.
>
> #Download and Upload :
>
> No clear separation between dowloads and uploads.
>
> #Plugins :
>
> This is a mess : here we access the plugins, we can add an official plugin,
> we
> can add a plugin from an url, we can add a plugin from freenet.
>
> #Connections to friends + connections to strangers :
>
> Why 2 separate pages ? Why showing informations about the current activity
> of
> the node ?
> All is mixed : managing nodes (adding/deleting) and showing their status.
> Why
> are the ports showed ?
>
> #Statistics :
>
> Nothing to say. It's just statistics. Maybe divide in several category.
>
> #Internet Connection :
>
> ??? It doesn't even work here... And when it works, it shows debug
> informations or really advanced ones. Why a level 1 page for that ? (why a
> page for that in fact..)
>
> #Configuration :
>
> A big big mess. Really. When in simple mode, it's almost ok, but in
> advanced
> mode....
> Why a link to the security levels just on side of mode switching buttons ?
> It's not even related.
>
> #Mode switching :
>
> It's a pita : I have to go in the advanced configuration page to change
> this,
> or to click on the button on each page
>
>
>
> Now, what do I propose :
>
> #Navigation :
>
> ##Menu :
>
> (level 1, category : noun; level 2, action : verb)
>
> Freesites :
> => Browse Freenet
> => Insert your own site (when available)
>
> Filesharing :
> => Download files
> => Upload files
>
> Discussion :
> => Talk with FreeTalk (when Freetalk available)
>
> Status :
> => Show the {number of messages} messages (if there are some)
> => Show connections
> => Show statistics
>
> Configuration
>
> Plugins (if required)
> => Plugin 1
> => Plugin 2
> => Plugin 3
> ….
>
> Managing the node :
>
> A always seeable (sorry for new words...) button 'Shutdown the node' and
> 'Restart the node'
>
> Mode switching :
>
> Idem with : 'Switch to {mode=simple?advanced:simple} mode'
>
> #Details :
>
> ##Freesites :
>
> ###Browse Freenet :
>
> if XMLLibrarian plugin is loaded, show the search freenet field, else, show
> a
> message like : 'if you want to search freesites, you have to load the
> XMLLibrarian plugin' followed by a button 'Load the plugin'
>
> Then show bookmarks. If a bookmark is updated, highlight it.
>
> That's all.
>
> ###Insert your freesite :
>
> two solutions :
>
> not displaying it until we have a plugin for that
>
> or display a message like 'This feature is not yet available. Please use
> “jSite / Thingamablog /
> the-other-freesite-manager-I-don't-remember-the-name”
> instead.' Possibility to add some instructions, like how to make a freesite
> available for all.
>
>
> ##Filesharing :
>
> On both pages, at the exact same place :
>
> Show the number of current downloads and uploads.
>
> ###Downloads :
>
> Field bulk download;
> Show the progress of downloads.
> Propose to clear all the finished downloads.
> Propose to clear or stop the downloads one-by-one (as now).
> Add a checkbox to all downloads, and propose and action for the selected dl
> (like in the connection to friends page).
>
> ###Uploads :
>
> File :
> Field 'Path' + Button browse.
> Checkbox : upload through the browser
>
> Insert as :
> * CHK : explain what it is
> * SSK/USK : idem
> * KSK : idem + ask for the name
>
> Insertion progress
>
> ##Talking :
>
> see “insert your freesite”
>
> ##Status :
>
> ###Messages :
> as it is;
>
> ###Connections :
>
> Number of connections : X
> Friends : Y
> Strangers : Z
>
> Details :
>
> Friends details : as it is
> Strangers details : idem
>
> Add a friend : (I'm not sure wether we should have a page for that or do
> that
> here)
> Your darknet ref :
>
> Don't show the opennet ref : we don't need it, do we ?
>
>
> ###Statistics :
>
> sub-menu :
>
> node related things : (JVM + node version + datastore)
> bandwith : bandwith usage + number of bits dl/ul
> misc : cpu, threads, generate thread dump, etc.
>
> ##Configuration :
>
> sub-menus :
>
> one per category (+ security level);
>
> javascript could help here : we can keep in memory the changes in the
> configuration and have a global 'apply' button.
>
> + plugins :
>
> this interface is just to add plugins and configure them. Plugins should
> integrate in the ui. If not, they're put in the plugins menu.
>
> So :
>
> a list of all official plugin with checkbox (already added plugins have a
> checked checkbox) + button configure (greyed if the plugin is not added).
>
> 'apply' button : all unchecked plugin are removed if they were previously
> activated, all checked plugins are added.
>
> Field add a plugin from a uri (local, web, or freenet) : parse the uri to
> see
> which case it is, don't let the user do that for you. + button 'add' (add
> the
> plugin to the list, checked)
>
>
> I think that's all.
>
> Comments are *very* welcome of course :)
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