On 17/06/11 19:12, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > As part of the current design project, Calum and I identified three main > features missing from the software item screen: > * multiple screenshots > * videos > * item-specific recommendations, i.e. "People also installed...". > > I drew a wireframe adding these three things to the existing layout. > Then I tried a major rearrangement to see if I could find a better layout. > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=p58-small.png> > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=p59-small.png> > (second attempt at the major rearrangement) > > In both layouts, videos and screenshots are combined in a single gallery > with thumbnails. If any videos are present, they come first in the gallery. > > In the rearrangement, there are several changes. Maybe they're all good, > maybe some of them are, maybe none of them are. > > * The installation state bar is gone, replaced by an "Install for > Free", "Buy for $X", or "Remove" button under the summary (like in > USC 2.0). > ! This would require figuring out where to put the other stuff > that appears in that bar, like progress bars and error messages. > > * The description is collapsed down to a single paragraph or so, with > the rest available by clicking an expander. > > * The technical metadata (package name, version, size, license etc) is > moved into a column by itself, below the icon. > + This would reduce the scrolling required to get to reviews (or, > for that matter, to get to the metadata). > - It would work poorly for long package names. > > * The video/screenshot gallery takes up nearly the whole window width. > > * By default, only the most helpful review is shown, with the others > available by clicking an expander. > > * The "Reviews" section shows the average rating (as well as the > distribution of ratings). This conflicts with showing it at the top > of the screen, though. > > I welcome your opinions on any of these, or sketches of alternative ideas. > > Thanks
I prefer the first image (p58-small.png) and the layout on the left. I think with the extra space we will gain from removing the sidebar, this makes better use of it (with screenshots and videos alongside the description). -- Andrew -- Andrew _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~software-store-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~software-store-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
