"Then you could directly see the effect of the settings you were changing on the printed output." So similar what Scott suggestion regarding inline editing? So something like this, or even more real-time ... NOTE: I just drew this at work with mspaint with paint brush and transform ;x
http://i42.tinypic.com/2lnxymd.png Ian, page size is useful we could add that as well. I personally don't know how complex we even want it. The chromium UI team is very very picky for every inch being put on screen. We could make a full blown printer settings page and have a "Advanced link" that expands more options. I don't know. I am just spitting out mocks. Maybe just place the preview as the main one and people click on appropriate places, but that will be confusing to many newbs. -- Mohamed Mansour On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Marc-Antoine Ruel <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes it's still the goal but in the mean time it'd be nice to have something > to be able to configure the basic settings. > > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:16 AM, Ben Goodger (Google) <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I don't like these dialog boxes... I thought we had a more ambitious >> goal once upon a time to do some of this in-tab. Then you could >> directly see the effect of the settings you were changing on the >> printed output. >> >> -Ben >> >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Mohamed Mansour >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I removed the options part to give a more visualized idea: >> > http://i41.tinypic.com/syvz7p.png >> > Scott, I agree headers / footers are confusing everywhere, can you >> elaborate >> > on how we can do inline header/footer representation. I was thinking of >> the >> > same thing, but I thought it would be confusing for the user to actually >> > click that area, unless it is visually appealing. Ideas? >> > >> > -- Mohamed Mansour >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Scott Hess <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I think the headers and footers are confusing (everywhere). Why not >> >> just a single popup for each selection which displays a real-time view >> >> of each thing? So it might have items like: >> >> >> >> Header: "Bonsai Kitten >> >> http://www.shorty.com/bonsaikitten/"; >> >> Footer: "Page 1 of 2 June >> 2, >> >> 2009" >> >> >> >> Even better if it were in-line in the box that shows the page (header >> >> above, footer below). Also better if it integrates with the margins, >> >> since the header and footer presumably take up some space, showing how >> >> that space is reclaimed might be valuable. >> >> >> >> -scott [not a UI designer, I hate almost all print panels, they almost >> >> always make what I want hard to do] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Marc-Antoine Ruel < >> [email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > I like the mock. >> >> > Glen has a veto on any UI. >> >> > I think the "Options" is unnecessary until implemented so it can be >> >> > trimmed >> >> > off. >> >> > The inches/mm issue is well done in Microsoft Word where you can type >> >> > the >> >> > units you want to use instead of being forced to use one or another. >> >> > M-A >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Mohamed Mansour >> >> > <[email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi guys, how are you doing? I asked Marc-Antoine about creating a >> >> >> mock-up >> >> >> of the print settings so I was looking into different printer >> >> >> settings user interfaces from various products. >> >> >> >> >> >> http://i44.tinypic.com/rka0c5.png >> >> >> The similarities between them is quite similar, but I really like >> what >> >> >> Firefox has done with how they divide their sections, as well, how >> the >> >> >> display the marginal data on the fly. They all have the following >> >> >> things in >> >> >> common: >> >> >> >> >> >> Real-Time displaying of margin changes on the paper >> >> >> Changing headers / footers and allow custom desc >> >> >> Page orientations (Landscape and Portrait) >> >> >> >> >> >> What I liked about the Microsoft products is that everything is in >> one >> >> >> page. The user will not be confused with many >> >> >> >> >> >> >> clicks, and everything is there. But, the sections are not divided, they all >> look squished. >> >> >> Here is my initial proposal. >> >> >> >> >> >> http://i40.tinypic.com/14ki9w0.png >> >> >> Only a single page, where the user will enter his format, options >> (if >> >> >> any), margins, and header/footer. The components are same as Firefox >> >> >> but all >> >> >> in one page. We should probably do a drop down to state which metric >> to >> >> >> use >> >> >> (inch/cm) since only America uses inches. >> >> >> I have brought my mother to test this, and mind you, she is very new >> to >> >> >> computers (very inexperienced), she liked the above version because >> >> >> everything she needs is in her finger tips and understands it better >> >> >> than >> >> >> the others. >> >> >> So that is my take, what do you think? I would like to send this >> email >> >> >> off >> >> >> to Ben/Glen/Nick since they are the UI team and may have a better UI >> >> >> perspective on how to do things. Let me know if its allowed to be >> sent >> >> >> to >> >> >> dev mailing list! >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> -- Mohamed Mansour >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
