On 10/16/2015 05:55 PM, Jacob Chapman wrote: > I find the collapsing functionality very helpful. The only thing that > I've never used is collapsing only-child comments (though this is useful > for unhiding hidden comments). > > I am pretty sure we are not supporting hidden comments so we could > probably remove the collapse button by default from only-child comments. >
We're not hiding comments due to being unpopular as we aren't wanting Reddit-style popularity contests (and we have a different more substantial flagging system for disrespectful stuff). But we *do* have some functions for collapsing and hiding for other reasons that would apply to single-comments still. > However, if users could eventually sort/filter comments by the > upvote/downvote of comment tags then we could collapse/expand comments > which don't match. So it would probably be useful to keep only-child > comment collapse buttons... > > Anyway, I find collapse buttons very useful and helpful. > > On 10/17/2015 6:38 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> Send Design mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.snowdrift.coop/mailman/listinfo/design >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Design digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: discussion/ticket system mockups (mray) >> 2. Re: discussion/ticket system mockups (Stephen Michel) >> 3. Re: discussion/ticket system mockups (Aaron Wolf) >> 4. Re: discussion/ticket system mockups (Stephen Michel) >> 5. Re: discussion/ticket system mockups (Stephen Michel) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:06:07 +0200 >> From: mray <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Design] discussion/ticket system mockups >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> >> >> On 16.10.2015 04:57, Stephen Michel wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 6:29 PM, mray <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> After some discussions with wolftune it dawned on me that we probably >>>> have to stick to our discussion/ticket system. >>> >>> Stick to our discussion/ticket system as opposed to...? >> >> ... something that can be considered a finished product. >> >>> >>>> I thought we might as well make it more usable then. Here is where we >>>> currently are: >>>> >>>> https://img.bi/#/tMpXHzF!jefIs_vKO6A8a2S4CFDwDg6TK4Qw9JNMzHkb99u5 >>>> >>>> >>>> Any feedback? >>> >>> The border around the inner shaded posts is not dark enough for me to >>> clearly distinguish the border. Making all the inner borders the same >>> darkness makes a world of difference, though it's a small change: >>> >>> https://img.bi/#/q1mhu9l!A8SXKRNJ6v3l9RTgHGn1KgyWq8kxDnUxc0OV1fO- >>> >>> ~Stephen >>> >> >> It is ok not to be able to distinguish the border. >> The border has the sole purpose of highlighting the change of background >> color. And even that does not have to be something that needs to be >> distinguished clearly. >> >> The main goal is to make it easy to read the connection of posts in >> terms of partents and children so that you don't get confused. >> indentation is probably the biggest mechanism that cares about that, >> background and borders are just supposed to help. >> >> The really dark border at the very left is just to indicate that this is >> the topmost post and you're not missing any context. >> >> >> Robert >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: signature.asc >> Type: application/pgp-signature >> Size: 819 bytes >> Desc: OpenPGP digital signature >> URL: >> <http://lists.snowdrift.coop/pipermail/design/attachments/20151016/8c6827d8/attachment-0001.sig> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:41:24 -0400 >> From: Stephen Michel <[email protected]> >> To: Design discussion for Snowdrift.coop <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Design] discussion/ticket system mockups >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:06 PM, mray <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 16.10.2015 04:57, Stephen Michel wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 6:29 PM, mray <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> After some discussions with wolftune it dawned on me that we >>>>> probably >>>>> have to stick to our discussion/ticket system. >>>> >>>> Stick to our discussion/ticket system as opposed to...? >>> >>> ... something that can be considered a finished product. >>> >>>> >>>>> I thought we might as well make it more usable then. Here is where >>>>> we >>>>> currently are: >>>>> >>>>> https://img.bi/#/tMpXHzF!jefIs_vKO6A8a2S4CFDwDg6TK4Qw9JNMzHkb99u5 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Any feedback? >>>> >>>> The border around the inner shaded posts is not dark enough for me >>>> to >>>> clearly distinguish the border. Making all the inner borders the >>>> same >>>> darkness makes a world of difference, though it's a small change: >>>> >>>> https://img.bi/#/q1mhu9l!A8SXKRNJ6v3l9RTgHGn1KgyWq8kxDnUxc0OV1fO- >>>> >>>> ~Stephen >>>> >>> >>> It is ok not to be able to distinguish the border. >>> The border has the sole purpose of highlighting the change of >>> background >>> color. And even that does not have to be something that needs to be >>> distinguished clearly. >>> >>> The main goal is to make it easy to read the connection of posts in >>> terms of partents and children so that you don't get confused. >>> indentation is probably the biggest mechanism that cares about that, >>> background and borders are just supposed to help. >>> >>> The really dark border at the very left is just to indicate that this >>> is >>> the topmost post and you're not missing any context. >> >> I think I may have been unclear. Here's your original image, with >> borders and posts identified. >> >> https://img.bi/#/bZHUWcV!bS6MpE0KIso8MSg8f3vDKgXjvYNBVP4rF6i3RKD- >> >> Border 1 is very dark. >> Border 2 is dark. >> Border 3 and 4 are light. So light that it is difficult for me to pick >> out the borders of post A and B. >> This makes posts A and B run together for me. >> >> I propose changing borders 3 and 4 to be the same darkness as border 2 >> (maybe it's just a rendering issue, but borders 3 and 4 are lighter in >> the image. In my earlier image, I changed the top and left borders of >> post A to be in the style of border 2. That's all I'm proposing. >> >>> >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Design mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.snowdrift.coop/mailman/listinfo/design >> >> ~Stephen >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.snowdrift.coop/pipermail/design/attachments/20151016/1f62f4b2/attachment-0001.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:47:32 -0700 >> From: Aaron Wolf <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Design] discussion/ticket system mockups >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> >> >> On 10/16/2015 02:41 PM, Stephen Michel wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:06 PM, mray <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On 16.10.2015 04:57, Stephen Michel wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 6:29 PM, mray <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> After some discussions with wolftune it dawned on me that we >>>> probably have to stick to our discussion/ticket system. >>>> >>>> Stick to our discussion/ticket system as opposed to...? >>>> >>>> ... something that can be considered a finished product. >>>> >>>> I thought we might as well make it more usable then. Here is >>>> where we currently are: >>>> https://img.bi/#/tMpXHzF!jefIs_vKO6A8a2S4CFDwDg6TK4Qw9JNMzHkb99u5 >>>> Any feedback? >>>> >>>> The border around the inner shaded posts is not dark enough for me >>>> to clearly distinguish the border. Making all the inner borders >>>> the same darkness makes a world of difference, though it's a small >>>> change: >>>> https://img.bi/#/q1mhu9l!A8SXKRNJ6v3l9RTgHGn1KgyWq8kxDnUxc0OV1fO- >>>> ~Stephen >>>> >>>> It is ok not to be able to distinguish the border. The border has the >>>> sole purpose of highlighting the change of background color. And even >>>> that does not have to be something that needs to be distinguished >>>> clearly. The main goal is to make it easy to read the connection of >>>> posts in terms of partents and children so that you don't get >>>> confused. indentation is probably the biggest mechanism that cares >>>> about that, background and borders are just supposed to help. The >>>> really dark border at the very left is just to indicate that this is >>>> the topmost post and you're not missing any context. >>> >>> I think I may have been unclear. Here's your original image, with >>> borders and posts identified. >>> >>> https://img.bi/#/bZHUWcV!bS6MpE0KIso8MSg8f3vDKgXjvYNBVP4rF6i3RKD- >>> <https://img.bi/#/bZHUWcV!bS6MpE0KIso8MSg8f3vDKgXjvYNBVP4rF6i3RKD-> >>> >> That link was no good because it was coded with http://https:// in the >> link. The text worked though. >> >> >>> Border 1 is very dark. >>> Border 2 is dark. >>> Border 3 and 4 are light. So light that it is difficult for me to pick >>> out the borders of post A and B. >>> This makes posts A and B run together for me. >>> >>> I propose changing borders 3 and 4 to be the same darkness as border 2 >>> (maybe it's just a rendering issue, but borders 3 and 4 are lighter in >>> the image. In my earlier image >>> <https://img.bi/#/q1mhu9l!A8SXKRNJ6v3l9RTgHGn1KgyWq8kxDnUxc0OV1fO->, I >>> changed the top and left borders of post A to be in the style of border >>> 2. That's all I'm proposing. >>> >> >> While I see Robert's point that the borders aren't necessarily >> important, I must say that I agree with Stephen in that his mockup that >> had all internal borders be equally thick simply looked better to me. I >> find the increased border clarity to simply make it easier to >> distinguish things and just looks better to me. So I 100% support >> Stephen's subtle proposal. >> > _______________________________________________ > Design mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.snowdrift.coop/mailman/listinfo/design > -- Aaron Wolf Snowdrift.coop <https://snowdrift.coop> _______________________________________________ Design mailing list [email protected] https://lists.snowdrift.coop/mailman/listinfo/design
