On 22.07.2009, at 20:27, Arthus Erea wrote:
> From a design perspective, the timeline is *not* the same as a search > box. The amount of information in it simply couldn't fit in the area > you suggest. Remember, while this system should work well for new > users, power users need to be able to use it as well. When you have > thousands (or even hundreds) of posts, a tiny timeline (like you > suggest) would become unusable. well i wasnt suggesting trimming it down to just the width of the search. just picking off a bit at each end. > Therefore, I have two alternate proposals for improving it: > 1) Create a large "TIMELINE" heading behind/in the timeline. For new > users, this would clarify its purpose. As users become more advanced > (and accumulate more posts), the heading would gradually be hidden. right .. that was also one of the ideas i threw into the channel the other day. seems like something that should be done either way. > 2) Size the timeline dynamically. Instead of having each post being 1 > pixel, have the timeline always be 100% of the container. The width > per post would be calculated appropriately. if that would be possible .. it would surely be the best thing. so how would it look like on the day you install habari? regards, Lukas Kahwe Smith [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
