New to the list, but I thought I'd share my views. I think part of the versatility of Adium is its theme-ability, users can customize it to look like what they're interested in.
Should this be the same for the voice/video UI? We have Contact List styles, Message window styles, should we have a sort of "AV Styles" option or something similar? I also echo Chris's sentiments: it might not be ideal for certain displays (11" MacBook Air comes to mind) Just my $.02 Peter On Feb 2, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Christopher Forsythe wrote: > 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 > >
