That seems like it'd not fit on some screens easily. Chris
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Jacobo Tarragón Cros < jacobo.tarra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there! > > I made a mockup to show how I would like adium to address this new UI. > In my opinion Adium should go for the obvious and familiar, and that means > Quicktime controls. I don't see having the video frame inside the chat > window as a bad idea, as chatting while videoconferencing is quite often. > > I didn't put any time in the icons, but you get the idea: > show/hide my own window --- microphone volumne --- microphone mute --- > video mute --- detach to popup --- fullscreen. > The X on the corner would end the call, but this might be achieved by the > toolbar button also. > > I think the video frame should resize along with the chat window, and the > chat display would scroll if it's needed. > > Hope this adds to the discussion, > > cheers! > > > 2011/1/31 George Lambrou <georgelambrou...@gmail.com> > > On Jan 25, 11, at 8.25 pm, Evan Schoenberg, M.D. wrote: >> >> I think one thing we need to address is whether we intend for voice/video >> to be a part of the text chat window or whether it's always an independent >> thing. The black HUD appearance George showed here could be really cool as >> a separate floating window, but I don't know if it would fit in with a >> standard messaging window (at least as it currently appears). >> >> >> Alterations can always be made, and I think I'm going to go back and >> retouch the aesthetic a bit anyway, to better fit with the rest of OS X (the >> Lion issue again). >> >> Could you explain what you mean by the slider grip acting as mute button? >> >> >> If the user were to click and hold the slider grip, they could drag it >> around, change the volume as normal. If they just click on it, though, it >> acts as a button, muting that volume. Although, since the release of >> FaceTime for Mac, I'm wondering whether even having those sliders on the >> window is necessary at all; FaceTime does a brilliant job of video chat, >> without the need for them. Hiding them somewhere could work, too, but it >> might be something to consider to ditch them entirely. >> >> The decibel level within the slider itself is an inspired dual-purposing >> of the control. Out of curiosity, have you seen that done somewhere else, >> or is that a new UI paradigm? >> >> >> The volume slider taskbar item in Windows 7. Sure, it's from Microsoft, >> but when I saw it, I thought it was a good idea, one that would be * >> really* well suited to this purpose. That's okay, right? >> >> >> - *Floating Window Mode: *<snip> >> >> >> >> I would expect close to end the call, I think... I'd handle redocking via >> drag-and-drop, just as we can redock tabs that have been pulled into other >> windows or new windows. >> >> >> I was unsure about what the close button should do as well. My reasoning >> behind making it a redocking control was that as the floating bar would be >> part of a multi-window setup, closing the bar would be different from >> closing the application; Adium would still be running, and the user might >> just want to cut down on the number of windows they'd have open. If they >> were to close the floating window, the chat could still continue without >> cluttering up the user's desktop, similar to closing the iTunes window when >> you know you're just gonna leave it playing for an hour or two. And of >> course, redocking via drag and drop would be there too. >> >> *<I have more>* >> >> >> I'd love to see them, and here is definitely the most appropriate place. >> >> >> I just posted a new mockup in the Message Window Proposal thread for the >> team's review. >> >> George Lambrou >> > >
