Is a List/Detail pattern out of the question? Do users really need to see *every* bit of data in the table, or could the more lengthy, less commonly used elements live in a detail panel below? Michael Moore
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Adam Lerner <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave - > > I can relate to your dilemma. I am currently working on redesigning > an application with a similar massive table of data. I think that > Steve's suggestion of looking at roles and limiting display to the > data points of direct relevance to the user-type is spot on. > Unfortunately, it doesn't work in the case of the system I am > working on. > > We have a number of different user types, but this particular screen > is in a shared environment where all the data must be present. > Customization from client site to client site makes it even trickier. > > > I have had some success in my early prototypes using several of the > techniques you mention. In particular, Stacking rows and using mouse > hover to reveal less essential data points is helping. > > I am also playing with expanding rows on click which reveal an > additional couple data lines. But one last avenue of great promise is > the substitution of multi-state icons for some of the data. By having > a graphic that changes slightly according to consistent criteria, I > am sometimes able to show multiple data states in the space of one > image (rather than a couple columns of separated data.) > > Don't know if that will help in your case. I'm eager to hear what > you come up with, though. I'm sure it would be useful to me as well. > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41136 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Michael B. Moore • Pure InfoDesign • 415.246.6690 M • www.pureinfodesign.com ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
