OK, sounds like we have consensus... I'll implement them when I get a chance.
David John Callahan wrote: > I totally agree with both of Larry's cents. Items 1) and 2) as Larry > described them would work very well for my applications. > > - John > > > > Larry Kluger wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I like David's slim scrollbar, I think it's more attractive than the >> usual windows toolbar. >> I also agree with David's point that a standard window toolbar may >> influence people away from realizing that they can scroll a Timeline >> along the time axis. >> >> My 2 cents on the issue are: >> 1) The scrollbar should always be visible if there are more events >> than can be shown on the available tracks. It should be usable as a >> handle for moving the Timeline since its affordance is to act as a handle. >> (Affordance is a UI term. An object's affordance is the behavior that >> we expect from an object, given its appearance and context.) >> >> 2) I think the bouncing off the top and bottom of the band effect is >> great for when the touch gesture is used on an iPhone, iTouch, or some >> of the newer Macs. But having it occur as the result of a >> mouse-interaction doesn't feel right to me. I'd appreciate some way to >> turn that behavior off and I don't recommend it as a default (except >> when the browser has a touch interface). >> >> Note that Timeline works pretty well out of the box on the iTouch. >> Enabling the Timeline to be scrolled vertically really solves one of >> the few problems with Timeline on an iPhone etc. The only other issue >> is to change the bubbles' show/hide UI when used with an iPhone. >> That's on my list. >> >> Regards, >> >> Larry >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* David Huynh <dfhu...@alum.mit.edu> >> *To:* simile-widgets@googlegroups.com >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:17:24 AM >> *Subject:* Re: dragging vertically in timelines >> >> >> David Karger wrote: >> >>> you mean use a native vertical scrollbar? That would seem to create a >>> "mixed metaphor" ui; >>> >> That was one of the reasons I didn't want to use a native vertical >> scrollbar. >> >> >>> i am guessing you can come up with a better >>> consistent metaphor. It took me quite a while to notice the vertical >>> scrollbar, and I'm puzzled why it is "read only". >>> >>> >> The intention is that it's only an indicator, and the body of the band >> is the interactor. >> >> I think people ain't used to scrolling horizontally as much, so if >> vertical scrolling were any more emphasized than it is, then that might >> totally inhibit any hint that horizontal scrolling is possible. (A >> native vertical scrollbar would really emphasize vertical scrolling.) >> But I could be wrong. >> >> >>> farfetched, but what if you made the timeline into a "barrel" that >>> rolled away at the top and bottom (images shrinking) to indicate there >>> is more present? >>> >>> >> "Barrel" like this? >> http://z.about.com/d/ipod/1/0/e/3/-/-/iphone_gallery_10.jpg >> I can add some gradients. >> >> David >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SIMILE Widgets" group. To post to this group, send email to simile-widgets@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to simile-widgets+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
