15.11.2010, 17:39, "Jef van Schendel" <[email protected]>: > 2010/11/9 Misha Shnurapet <[email protected]> >> Hi, Design Team! >> >> I got a little issue with the new filter panel introduced in Transmission >> 2.11. I desided to ask here because it's part of Fedora and there are people >> experienced in UI design. >> >> The GUI client used to have nice buttons [1] that allowed to jump quickly >> between the lists of active / paused / seeding torrents, etc. Now that there >> are options added, the control has been converted into combo boxes [2]. >> >> The issue is pretty simple: I dont' like the extra-click-and-choice it takes >> to use the combo boxes. >> >> I have posted a ticket [3] to the trac trying to explain my concern. Being >> disappointed I made myself sound offensive, which I regret and feel very >> sorry for. However, the developer agreed to see a new solution that wouldn't >> narrow back the current functionality. Tabs wouldn't work. I'd like to >> consult with designers if this can be improved any further. Maybe Máirín or >> Jakub would have an idea? > > Hi Misha, > > Sorry this response took a while - I meant to reply earlier but the mail got > lost. > > Here's my opinion on the matter: > > It's a hard decision to make. Adding functionality can be good but you also > want to keep your software simple. In this case, it's up for the > developers/designers of Transmission to decide which one of these provides > more value to their users. They should consider their target audience and > what they would want: do they value the added power over the expense of > increased complexity? > > I do think it's very good that you've taken notice of this change though... > The difference between one and two mouse clicks will not sound shocking on > its own, but these changes can quickly add up. Transmission is known for its > simplicity and I personally think that's very valuable. I can only tell them > to be careful, but I'm sure the developers know this. :) > > By the way, the submenus inside the drop-downs shouldn't be there according > to the HIG [1]. On the other hand. the HIG is about guidelines, not rules, > and Transmission isn't part of GNOME. Again, it's up to the developers to > decide if the tradeoff is worth it. > > What I *would* do however is give the default selection in the drop-down list > a better label. In your screenshot they both say "All 3", which doesn't make > clear what they do. Maybe something like "All torrents", "All states" or "All > trackers" would be clearer here? Just an idea.
Hi. I thought much about possible ways to improve the UI, and here's what I came up with [1]: Transmission could use buttons in place of one of the filter boxes like the old-style version and show the info in tips. The other element possibly placed in the toolbar would remain unchanged. [1] http://shnurapet.fedorapeople.org/bt.png -- Best regards, Misha Shnurapet, Fedora Project Contributor http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Shnurapet shnurapet AT fedoraproject.org, GPG: 00217306 _______________________________________________ design-team mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/design-team
