I'm not part of the official usability task force, but I would like to make a
small comment on this mockup.
To me, that red cross looks like that screen is broken/not working/not
available (e.g. due to missing drivers) which of course is unfortunate.
A green check is always nice, telling the user "You did the right thing, it is
working". That yellow star however does not show whether this screen is
properly running or some kind of "favourite display" (whatever that may be)
which yet needs to be activated.
Also the switch "Primary | Enabled | Disabled" is strange to me.
It implies that there is a fundamental difference between "Enabled" and
"Primary", like there's a third state in between "On" and "Off".
I personally find that confusing. It also forces you to decide something you
may have no knowledge about ("What is the difference between Enabled and
Primary?") at a point you may not care about ("Just turn that thing on!").
Selecting a different monitor and putting it into Primary mode will
automagically change the previous primary to "Enabled". I know there is no way
of avoiding this as there can only be one primary screen, but a simple
checkbox wouldn't be this intrusive.
Additional settings like DPI or colour profiles seem quite hidden to me but
that may be different once it's actually implemented in Qt.
IMO the "Preferred activity" area should be moved to the top next to the name
of the presentation as this has got something to do with the profile setup,
not with the display configuration.
And just for my understandung: what is the comment "If above settings does not
fit users expectations, custom layout could be chosen with some super geeky UI
with total customizability." supposed to say? When is who going to choose what
custom layout?
Greetings,
Moritz
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