Re: [Design] Pops up that cover the main calendar canvas

[Mimi Yin]

Mimi wrote: As for Kiko, I found the pop-up they had unusably big? It covered up way too much of the calendar canvas and would definitely not be something I'd want to keep open as I browsed other data. I'm thinking that there should really be a smaller callout that summarizes the data in a view-only fashion, something small enough that an user might actually have multiple callouts open at the same time...and then a separate way to click from the event in the calendar to a larger detail view, perhaps by re-focusing the window on the detail view underneath the calendar canvas. Daniel wrote: From my point of view the pop up is the same as the detail view, only a substitute not meant to remain opened. So if it´s this I wouldn´t mind the size if it´s only for new events or editing existing ones. I agree on the smaller callouts and also the other possibilities that arose last week of showing more info in not so a proportional way (your e mail by the way). I think the main difference is that if the detail view is off to the side, you can keep it open and do things like "take meeting notes" or review "proposed meeting agenda" without obscuring the main calendar canvas with a pop-up. It might also be nice to be able to see the calendar canvas when you're setting up an invitation and scheduling a meeting. If we have detail views that pop-up on top of the calendar canvas, it will be difficult for the user to see the very calendar info they need to pick a good time to meet :o) My gut feeling is that in general, covering up data disrupts workflow. I'd rather get automagically "moved" to a different part of the screen than stay in the same place but lose access to the data that's being displayed. But of course like all things in design, it all depends on the specific context. :o)

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