On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 18:28 -0800, Graham Perrin wrote: > 1. In November: > <http://status.net/trac/attachment/ticket/2017/Screen%20shot%202009-11-25%20at%2008.55.24.png> > I imagined the space between the attachment icon and the Send button being > used for occasional suppression of cross-posts. > > 2. More recently: > <http://status.net/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Location_fuzzing&oldid=5036#Pre-post_location_preview> > part of that same space is imagined for a link to a map (geolocation). > > (I would suppress cross-posts to Twitter more often than I would suppress my > location. YMMV.) > > 3. In a few months, or a year or so from now: there may be clamour for > something additional in/around the area of the Send button. > > 4. At any time: a developer of a plug in (non-core) may wish for something > to appear in/around the same area. > > Layout > > I'm conscious of — and agree with — the desire to not overcomplicate the UI. > So: > > * how to change the UI neatly and effectively now, without spoiling its > future potential?
What are some of the existing real-world limitations? Can we document and analyze them before making any drastic changes? If it ain't broke, don't fix it! :) > Speed-reading the recent conversation irc://irc.freenode.net/#statusnet > irc://irc.freenode.net/#statusnet re: three options > always | sometimes (user decides) | never > but thinking longer-term (defocusing from geolocation/maps) and thinking > AJAX (echoing the FAQ) I imagine: > > a) a click on the Send button could be followed by > > b) options for the send (include, exclude or fuzz the location) (cross-post > to Twitter) (cross-post to Jaiku) (etc.) as an overlay, with the background > dimmed > > c) if options are suitable, key return or enter to OK the send > (or change options within the overlay; or key escape to return to the > draft). Hello cognitive overload! -Sarven _______________________________________________ StatusNet-dev mailing list StatusNet-dev@lists.status.net http://lists.status.net/mailman/listinfo/statusnet-dev
