Shameer, thank you for you suggestions. I have heard good things about Flex's UI capabilities and I will check it out. I think many people's concept of the web is limited by a notion that scripting languages like php, ruby, python and perl are as far as we can go within the browser. I think it will take a combination of new technologies -- perhaps a combination like the one you've suggested -- to go further.
Keith On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Shameer Khadar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It will be an interesting UI design. > Now many bioinformatics web resources are coming up with intuitive use of js > libraries like YUI, scriptaculous etc. Flex is also an excellent tool for > revolutionary UI development. If I were you, I would have used a combination > of js library + flex > > thats my 2 cents > cheers, > Shameer > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Keith Callenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > I am working on the web interface for a fairly complex database that > > integrates several different types of data (gene expression, sequence, > > annotation). A basic interface for accessing individual records in the > > database has already been written, but my lab's biologists would like > > to see a more powerful form interface. They would like to be able to > > add thresholds on arbitrary fields and set other parameters for > > several fields at a time. > > > > I have been pointed to the Query Builder on NCBI's Trace Archive > > (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Traces/trace.cgi) as the basic concept, > > and I can see how that could be implemented with its helpful > > auto-complete text, but it seems like it still has quite a learning > > curve and is not really very intuitive. I have also found BioCyc.org's > > Advanced Query page (http://biocyc.org/query.html) and several others > > that are similar or harder to use. AJAX can help, and we plan to > > integrate auto-completion of some text, but I would like to build > > something powerful and yet intuitive that does not require someone to > > read a manual before using. Any suggestions? I suppose innovation in > > UI design often starts in other places first so I'd appreciate any > > non-biological examples as well. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Keith Callenberg > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BBB mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bbb > > > > > > -- > K Shameer > ========================================= > | Indulge | Innovate | Inspire | > > > _______________________________________________ > BBB mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bbb > _______________________________________________ BBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bbb
