On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Alan Wexelblat wrote: >> Concerning the scanning, did you consider using a "column view" >> instead >> of a "tree view" such as in (Apple one more time!) in Mac OSX Finder > > My problem with using something like this is that the lower level list > is only displayed once a selection is made at a higher level. This > makes the on-page Find functionality fail and makes people back up and > down the tree a lot. I find I do this myself a good deal with the > finder which I've sometimes called the "Wander" when i get frustrated > with it.
I designed a UI using a column view that included a find feature. After typing in a search term, a column of results is added at the left. Clicking a result in the list opens the tree/columns to show that result, leaving the result list column until explicitly closed. In this fashion, you can quickly browse through the results without having to "wander". Jack Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com My goal is to build elegant products. The products that don't make people think when they should be doing, make people think when they should be learning, compel them by relating to them, and simply work. - Robert Hoekman, Jr. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
