I think the new design is a great improvement. Personally, as someone who does not look at chandler all day, when I look at it, the thing that seems most complex and confusing is the quick entry panel on the right. Perhaps this is something that one gets used to, but on first look, it is intimidating. I think a better first impression would be made by making as much of the editing "in place" in the main list rather than having this panel there all the time.
The way it would work is that you roll over or click on something and an editor appears over the item - such as date or title becomes editable. I think a dialog box for editing some of the more complex things would be appropriate and would allow for explaining some of the more esoteric ideas like stamping. The dialog box could be modal or modeless, to allow the user to get the same effect (if s/he wanted) as you have now with the panel by making it dockable. But I think you want as *little* on the screen as possible in the beginning so that the program is inviting. It is not inviting now. There is too much noise. Too much on the screen. Context sensitivity will help that I think. Hank On Dec 7, 2007 7:22 PM, Heikki Toivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mimi Yin wrote: > > Here is a mock-up of the proposed Toolbar, as compared to the current > > Toolbar (below). > > I'd prefer if the quick entry stayed the right most control like it is now. > > I am also not sure why there is Send button. Why not put all 4 mail > buttons under the current markup bar for email items? > > -- > Heikki Toivonen > > > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list > http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design
