It looks very configurable, while keeping the number of buttons to a minimum. I like it. :) It might feel a bit chaotic because of all the possibilities, but that is difficult to know for sure until there is a prototype to try.
Håvard Pedersen http://fuzzy76.net/ On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 23:19, George Lambrou <georgelambrou...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey all. I tried to take some of the ideas presented in last week's > discussion and combine them into a single, hopefully intuitive whole. I made > a diagram to explain everything, and included it (as well as all of the > mockups I made in the process) in the attached archive. Some notes about the > diagram: > > > - The whole system is based around dragging the video preview to > various areas of the message window in the centre of the page. > - The blue areas in the message window represent docking zones; > dropping the preview outside of the blue areas but still within the view > results in Bubble Mode. > - The docking zones are not visible to the user. > - The circular ends of the blue arrows represent where the user docks > the video in the message view. > - The main controls appear on the video preview's hover (shown in > diagram); the hide preview button only appears on the outgoing preview's > hover. > - Docking to the side should expand the window horizontally to > accommodate the preview, without altering the size of the message view (no > mockup for this yet); given the limited vertical real-estate of most laptop > screens, I don't think this should apply to top and bottom docking. > - In case it's not too clear, dropping the preview outside of the > message view spawns a separate window for the video chat (I've put a button > for un/re-docking on the control bar as well). > - Full and Windowed modes use full-size control bars, Docked and Bubble > modes use miniatures. > - The click and drag in the Bubble Mode diagram represents a resize > (effects are reversible by resizing back down). > - When entering a message in full mode, leaving the focus of both the > message bar *and* the message view retracts the message view again. > > > As usual, all thoughts, comments, etc. that you can offer are appreciated; > thank you again for considering my work. > > George Lambrou > > >
