On Feb 21, 2006, at 10:50 AM, Mimi Yin wrote:
Priscilla: Yes absolutely. Could you elaborate on the specific
steps you took to try and delete the collection? This is a really
interesting scenario.
So when I click on a collection or two (see visual attached). The
first this I want to do is right click to delete. Currently it does
not do that in Chandler 0.6.1.
So then I go under the edit menu and the 'delete' is grey-ed out.
Then I only select one collection, go under the edit menu and see
'delete collection'.
Heh, I tried the eye as well, and I gave up because I couldn't get
it to look right (as in same illustration style as the collection
icons - they all looked like Lisa Simpson), but that's not a good
reason to not use the concept! It's just hard. ;o)
I also tried using a thumb-tack. It might communicate "stuckness"
or "persistent selection" even better than an eye? In reality,
selecting a collection is "viewing it". "Checking it off" is
"viewing it forever"...or at least until you decide to "uncheck" it
again.
Yup. coming up with visually appealing icons is a full time job in
itself. I can help to re-explore and draw up some icons with
you....and hopefully in time find some contributors who are
interested in coming up with visually appealing icon set that makes
sense??? ; )
Huh, that's a good idea. But might feel weird in more complicated
scenarios. (ie. I have 1 collection "checked off", and 1 collection
NOT "checked off", but selected.)
Think of how you use the palettes in photoshop. Something can be
visible, not visible, but still selected? Well in any case, this
might be something to put in-front of users to see how complicated it
is to understand. (Visual: I can still select even though it's
unchecked, is this not the same 'weird' behavior you're talking about?)
-Priscilla
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