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Mimi, I apologize if this additional sketch complicates things....? So yes, I agree with Marc about understanding the behavior of the rolling check marks: >usually a change in color, a halo effect or a "semi-depress" state is enough. The checkmark appearing when rolling over may look like an hidden status... In addition with the slow performance on my machine, it's difficult to understand immediately that it is to show/hide collections because using check marks may also indicate you are selecting items for different things such as 'delete'. And from what I gather from the current behavior, you have to select the collections, the collection is highlighted, not necessarily checked, to perform tasks (such as delete). Does that make sense? Basically there is a double meaning with the icon and your approach may be too subtle. I understand your point about saving space, but an extra icon should only take up two or three letters worth of space, and it will add a lot to legibility. So here is another sketch to throw out into the void. Also based on Jeffery's two box proposal. I used the Photoshop 'eye' icon for viewing/not viewing collections which may help with the issue of separating selection from visibility. I added a column header, labeled 'collection' at the the top, to complement the 'eye' icon although I think 'collection' is an odd term for the general public but perhaps it doesn't need a header title, I don't know? I also threw your 'bunny' icon in there for now, opposed to a check mark and squished it all into the area available within the side bar, mainly to check for that space issue you mentioned. Though when you make a selection to do a task such as 'delete', you can click on 'bunny' icon, or on the 'My Calendar', 'rabbit' or 'work' text to shift select several items at a give time. Thoughts? -Priscilla Marc Gibeault wrote: I never quite understood what this behavior meant. I had the feeling that just rolling over an icon changed some status. I never encountered an invitation to click so "demonstrative", usually a change in color, a halo effect or a "semi-depress" state is enough. The checkmark appearing when rolloing over may look like an hidden status... -Marc GibeaultMimi Yin wrote: |
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