Hi, Davor. I wanted to illustrate a few points of your discussion:
To the end-user, all that matters is the UI. So, if you have something that the UI calls a "cluster" but is really just another collection, I don't think there is an issue. I think the main missing link (maybe it already exists--I actually haven't checked) is the ability to have one collection (cluster) be a member of another (collection). P.S. I really like your app-area idea. It fits my usage model very well. Let's just make sure a cluster's membership in one collection isn't mutually exclusive with other collections. On Dec 2, 2007 12:03 AM, Davor Cubranic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mimi, > > I like your ideas for light-weight "clusters" by highlighting related > items (like in Apple Mail) very much. One additional UI improvement > would be to have a "quick navigation" key shortcut to jump to the > next/previous linked item. > > But your proposal for clustering also means that there is only one axis > of grouping, i.e., that an item can exist only in a single cluster at a > given time. Which, in my mind, is a step backward from the flexibility > afforded by collections, although I don't have a better solution > myself. > > This brings me to my other point: I also fear that if you try to > present "collections" as "workspaces" and advocate project workflows as > below, one of the neatest features of collections will get overlooked: > that an item can exist in multiple collections at the same time. > > Perhaps one way to handle the problem of not having enough space in the > sidebar for all the collections is by having a way to not always show > all collections within it. For example, what if the collections were > hierarchical? This way once could have 5-6 top level collections, which > is about the limit that I find fits comfortably, and open or collapse > those nodes as needed. Alternatively, maybe we can have "app areas" > hold different subsets of collections. These areas wouldn't be divided > by the item type as they are today, but be used more like "workspaces", > so I could have, say, the "Contexts" workspace and the "Home projects" > workspace, etc. > > Davor > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list > http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design
