Hi all,

Any thoughts on building the demo page so that the yellow box only appears
for screen reader users and is otherwise hidden?

The page we're looking at:
http://build.fluidproject.org/infusion/demos/inlineEdit/simple/demo.html

Jen

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Jennifer Chow <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Jonathan, thanks for the thoughtful feedback. As we discussed over
> lunch, I agree that there is value in having the yellow box as a concise,
> conceptual summary and intro piece for users with a screen reader.
>
> Regarding the rest of the text though, this was my takeaway from our chat
> (please confirm):
>
> Merge the blurb from the portal page (
> http://fluidproject.org/releases/1.2.1/demos/) with the grey
> "instructions" box text from the demo page (
> http://build.fluidproject.org/infusion/demos/inlineEdit/simple/demo.html)
> and using the same blurb on both the portal page and the demo page's grey
> box, as it provides a nice intro on what value the component offers.
>
> Essentially this:
>
>
> "Simple Text Inline Edit allows a user to do quick edits to simple text
> without having to switch modes or screens. All work is done on the same
> interface which helps the user maintain context. By clicking or activating
> the text, you will be able to edit the text, save it, and undo / redo edits.
> This component is part of the Inline Edit family of components."
>
> To replace "Simple Text Inline Edit allows a user to do quick edits to
> simple text without having to switch modes or screens. All work is done on
> the same interface which helps the user maintain context. This component is
> part of the Inline Edit family of components." and * "Instructions:* This
> example shows an image with a title and caption. By clicking or activating
> the Title or Caption, you will be able to edit the text, save it, and undo /
> redo edits."
>
> Jen
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Jonathan Hung <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jen,
>>
>> These are great suggestions - anything we can do to reduce cognitive load
>> is desirable.
>>
>> About Proposed Change #2 (removing the yellow instruction text), I would
>> argue to leave it. This text is there to reinforce / make more explicit the
>> interaction expected on the page. A new user may need this text to know what
>> to do.
>>
>> Also, for a screen reader user, the instruction text acts like a summary
>> giving them a conceptual map of what they are going to be interacting with
>> (like an audible sign post). If we remove this text, we should have to make
>> sure that there is still enough instruction, especially for a screen reader
>> user who is using this for the first time (which I would suspect to be the
>> majority case).
>>
>> An alternate approach would be to still have instruction text, but have it
>> invisible - thus reducing visible clutter but still providing useful
>> instructions to an AT user. However, this creates isolated user experiences
>> for sighted and non-sighted users which may not be a desirable situation.
>>
>> Thanks for reviewing the text and making suggestions. Wish we had time to
>> do this for everything we do. Speaking of which, this email itself could use
>> a good edit :)...
>>
>>
>> - Jonathan.
>> ---
>> Jonathan Hung / [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> IDRC - Interaction Designer / Researcher
>> Tel: (416) 977-6000 x3959
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Jennifer Chow <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Here's a recap of my chat with Jess about in-line edit instructions. To
>>> start, we identified four blocks of text shown below. Then we came up with
>>> some potential improvements.
>>>
>>> 1) Portal page blurb
>>> 2) Grey "Instructions box" on "view demo page"
>>> 3) Yellow instructions box on "view demo page"
>>> 4) Tool tips
>>>
>>> *Proposed change #1 (applies to all demo pages!):
>>> *
>>> This is a two-part change:
>>>
>>> A) We proposed merging item 1 and 2 into the paragraph below to reduce
>>> redundancy. The paragraph would then be used on the portal page and
>>> duplicated in the grey "instructions box" on the "view demo page."
>>>
>>> "Simple Text Inline Edit allows a user to do quick edits to simple text
>>> without having to switch modes or screens. All work is done on the same
>>> interface which helps the user maintain context. By clicking or activating
>>> the text, you will be able to edit the text, save it, and undo / redo edits.
>>> This component is part of the Inline Edit family of components."
>>>
>>> B) The grey "instructions box" would be renamed to "Description" instead
>>> as well on all demo pages.
>>>
>>> *Proposed change #2:*
>>>
>>> We thought item 3, yellow instructions box, could be removed because the
>>> user will have visual cues and tooltips to direct them. At the moment, only
>>> the in-line edit demo page has the yellow box, so other demo pages shouldn't
>>> be affected.
>>>
>>> *Proposed change #3:*
>>>
>>> Tool-tip rewording for on focus mode
>>> Current: Edit title. Select or press Enter
>>> Revised: Select or press Enter to edit
>>>
>>> *Proposed change #4:*
>>>
>>> Tool-tip rewording for editing mode
>>> Current: Press Escape to cancel, Enter or Tab when finished
>>> Revised: Escape to cancel, Enter or Tab when finished
>>>
>>> Thoughts and feedback are welcome!
>>>
>>> Jen
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Colin Clark <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday afternoon a bunch of us chatted about next steps for Inline
>>>> Edit as we near the planned Infusion 1.3 freeze date. Here's the to do list
>>>> that came out of our meeting:
>>>>
>>>> Must fix for 1.3
>>>> -------------------
>>>>
>>>> * Remove edit mode instructions for Rich Text Inline Edit (Justin +
>>>> Mike)
>>>> * Tweak the instruction text to be awesomer (Jen + Jess)
>>>> * Design and implement awesome default styles for each Inline Edit
>>>> flavour (James + Mike + Justin)
>>>>  -  Implement icon scaling for Inline Edit pencil and Undo arrows (James
>>>> + Jen + Mike + Justin)
>>>>  - Display mode tooltip styling: larger text, lighter background (James)
>>>>  - Fatter pencil icon (James + Jen)
>>>> * Screen reader testing with JAWS, NVDA, and preferably Orca (Jonathan)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nice to Have
>>>> ---------------
>>>> * Ship Undo by default with Icon + Tooltip (Justin + Mike)
>>>> * Streamline the toolbar icons for Rich Text Inline Edit demo (Jen +
>>>> Mike + Justin)
>>>> * Larger font size by default with TinyMCE RTIE demo, matching the font
>>>> size of display mode, as well as matching font faces (Jen + Mike + Justin)
>>>>
>>>> Colin
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Colin Clark
>>>> Technical Lead, Fluid Project
>>>> http://fluidproject.org
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