Jun Zhao wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> I think this might just be a little bit confusing for my users, because 
> the A, B, and D are really flat with each other. It is more intuitive 
> for them if we have:
>
>   First column                     Second column
>
>  A (47) checked      B (10)
>  B (28)                    D (7)
>  C (17)
>  D (18)
>
> But if this layout is publicly available, I can give it a go and see what 
> feedback I can get from my users.
>   
Interesting way to lay out in columns. That might actually be more 
intuitive than what I suggested (laying out hierarchically). But it does 
take up more space.

No, we don't have that layout available. I'll let you know if I get 
around to coding it.

> By the way, this actually brought up another functionality desired by 
> me: using a taxonomy tree in a facet. I am thinking about having a facet 
> that have
>
> + A (47)
> + B (28)
> + C (17)
> + D (18)
>
> and then the following, after you expand the + besides A (with A1, A2, 
> and A3 as children of A):
>
> + A (47)
>   + A1 (20)
>   + A2 (15)
>   + A3 (12)
> + B (28)
> + C (17)
> + D (18)
>
> I didn't find support of this in the maillist, and not sure whether this 
> is widely expected by other users.
>   
Yes, I am quite aware of the need for hierarchical facets (and more...). 
I just didn't expect the feature request so soon :-)

David

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