+1 from me. But I would also like Sender drop-down to have same width as Recipient field (like in Phil's mockup). It makes top area look more polished.
Rimas 2010.06.25 22:00, Ryan Horrisberger rašė: > My favorite by far is ALEC's > http://detached.gigo.com/rc/yd/F3Do0grg/compose-full2.png for the following > reasons: > > * The headers above the body, means people know how to use it without even > thinking, there is no need to scan the page to understand a different format. > It also jives with how we expect to read a message we receive, with the > headers above the message body. > > * I love the 'gear' in the lower left corner which hides options that are not > often changed, providing a simpler, less cluttered UI. While it's clear to > me that a 'gear' icon is where one could go select options, most of my users > would be befuddled, I think a text label of 'options' or the like would be > necessary. > > *Text labels of Send Now / Cancel are a welcome addition. Several users are > confused thinking the green arrow means send. Small text labels below all > the icons would be a great addition. It is clear to me what they mean but I > regularly have users who don't know the red circle with a line through it > means delete etc. > > I also think tweaking it slightly to use Phi's version of attachments > http://detached.gigo.com/rc/JX/meswyk1/rc_compose.jpg is more visually > appealing since most messages don't have attachments, and so it's fitting > that the attachments area is small and subtle. > > > ALEC's compose-full2.png is a design that makes good use of space, that my > users will immediately be comfortable with. This makes me happy. > > --ryan > > > On Jun 25, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Phil Weir wrote: > >> Attached is my idea. It's a mixture of one of the ones from Alec and from >> Marcus. Here are the key points: >> >> *) Full width editor >> *) I used the current way of displaying attachments because I think have a >> box with the grey bar at the bottom makes the element to "strong" my eye is >> drawn to it and it doesn't seem right. >> *) Send/Cancel buttons in the bottom left because that's where they are >> everywhere else in RC and "integrated" into the grey bar >> *) I haven't put a folder is because I am worried the user will find it >> confusing, are they supposed to click on the folders in the list? If they do >> will it save the sent message there rather than in the default location? >> Would it open the folder, and kill the message being composed? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Phil >> >> >> >> --- 8< --- detachments --- 8< --- >> The following attachments have been detached and are available for viewing. >> http://detached.gigo.com/rc/JX/meswyk1/rc_compose.jpg >> Only click these links if you trust the sender, as well as this message. >> --- 8< --- detachments --- 8< --- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List info: http://lists.roundcube.net/dev/ > -- > Ryan Horrisberger _______________________________________________ List info: http://lists.roundcube.net/dev/
