On 01/25/2011 11:52 PM, Andrew wrote:
thanks for the mockups - they look slick and there are some good ideas here.
We're currently putting the finishing touches on Shotwell 0.8, and then
the Shotwell team will be on vacation for the holidays. We're planning
to begin the design of Shotwell 0.9 during the first week of January.
At that time I think we should consider some of the visual changes
you're suggesting. So we'd like to give you more feedback, but it might
not happen for a couple of weeks. :)
Hi again, just checking whether you guys were ready to discuss some of
the ideas in the mockups yet?
Thanks (and please CC me in any replies :] )
Andrew,
yes, thanks for your patience - we were on vacation for a while and are
now busily planning Shotwell 0.9. I just looked at your mockups again
and here's my immediate feedback.
Regarding the main application window (http://i.imgur.com/3W94p.jpg):
- I really like the way you've grouped events and photos in your first
four screenshots. We'd like to implement that sort of grouping some
time (see http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/222 and
http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/2413), though I don't think that will
happen in 0.9. But we should keep your screenshots in mind when we do
implement that in Shotwell 0.10 or whenever.
- You've added some subtle horizontal separators to the sidebar. That's
an interesting idea that we haven't considered before, and I think they
look reasonable.
- You've changed the Basic Information pane (in the lower left) so that
instead of displaying information with field names and colons ("Items:
184 Photos", "From: Thu Dec 31, 2009") you simply use words instead
("184 Photos, 12/31/09 until 1/15/10"). I like that look, though we
also use the Basic Information pane to display information about each
photo that the user has selected ("Title: IMG_0001.JPG", "Date: Wed Mar
31, 2010") so we'd have to figure out how to display this information in
this new format. But, still, I think that might look nice. I've
ticketed this at http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/3133 .
- In full-window and full-screen view you're displaying a photo's basic
information in a floating window over the image. This might be
reasonable as an option, though I think some users might not want to see
this since it obscures part of the image.
- You've omitted the text labels on the toolbar buttons. We're already
considering doing this, if only to save horizontal space.
Regarding the publishing window (http://i.imgur.com/4FDZB.png):
- You've moved the list of services to the left side of the window. I
like this look and I think we should consider it. I've ticketed this at
http://trac.yorba.org/ticket/3134 .
Those are my thoughts. Opinions from others on the mailing list are
welcome too as always. Cheers -
adam
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