@Dylan: Well, thanks for taking the time to look at my suggestions and mockups. I understand your concerns, and respect your points of view - I've already communicated mine, both in words and in pictures. I guess we just have different visions for how the slideshow should look.
If anything, I am happy to have contributed to the discussion, to have presented a different perspective, and possibly to have inspired. HS On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Dylan McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:03 AM, H S<[email protected]> wrote: > > Dylan and all, > > > > Taking Dylan's comments into consideration, I've put together a new > mockup > > that is basically his design, with only slight modifications. Feel free > to > > check it out at > > > http://ubuntuwtf.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/my-second-mockup-suggestion-for-ubiquity-slideshow/ > > > > * I've removed the border from the 'smiley' slide, (which, to me seemed > > unnecessary), and repositioned it, accordingly. I think the border made > it > > look 'boxed in' and 'cookie cutter'. > > > > * You're already familiar with my subtle changes to the text, in my > attempt > > to use language that is more personable. I would be happy to go through > the > > text of all the sides and recommend any textural changes, if that would > be > > welcomed. > > > > * The URLs are now just bolded blue links within the paragraph of text. > > > > * The top margin is similar to my previous design, with the accent colour > > changed slightly to fit. (By the way, the "4 of 12" page count is > centred > > on the icon below it.) > > > > * I've increased the slide's height slightly, because I felt I needed to > do > > so in order to give more whitespace for the title. The dimensions are > now > > 700 x 460. > > That's a pretty reasonable height change, but keep in mind that the > pesky netbooks are sometimes shorter than 600 pixels tall (560px is > not unusual), then we have to take into account about 50 pixel's worth > of panels, around 26 pixels of window decorations, Ubiquity's progress > bar and other GUI details... I'm afraid of getting too close to the > edge. Having a bit of free space around the progress window is > helpful, too, since if it takes up the whole screen it feels modal. > 460 is close to scraping it in some cases. Perhaps a worthy risk, > though. White space is definitely important! > > Regarding writing, I'm still not sure how we'll be deciding this one > (since I myself am quite undecided), so don't get too carried away. > However, it looks decent and nice / filled in :) To be honest I have > something against the phrase "fear not!", but I don't know what others > think on the matter. For reference, Andrew H did the original written > content for slides. His writing has a pretty similar style to what you > have here in that it fleshes out points more and has a paragraph style > (as opposed to a list of points). It is all good. You can check out > his branch (andrew-improvements) to get an idea. > I guess a vote is in order some day. > > Trimming the smiley would create some inconsistency. It should fill > the same area as everything else if it's going to stay with the same > general layout. (Perhaps an entirely different image would be in > order. Suggestions welcome). > > When 9.10 inches closer we'll know how many screenshots need to be > redone. If it's a lot, that would be a nice opportunity to revisit > their dimensions. > > I have put a few of your suggestions in action (and some thoughts they > inspired) inside another branch, which is right here: > > https://code.launchpad.net/~ubiquity-slideshow/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/newmargins<https://code.launchpad.net/%7Eubiquity-slideshow/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/newmargins> > > (That branch also features Slideshow.py, which needs python-webkit and > embeds the slideshow alone with an awesome, rgba'd progress bar that > actually progresses!) > > Screenshots: > http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7955/screenshotubiquityslide.png > http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2821/screenshotubiquityslideh.png > > I kept the title inside the margin to save some space. I also added a > border above the screenshots, just to show how they could be made > bigger. > > Is there a reason for showing the current / total number of slides in > the margin in your mockup? From my perspective it seems a bit > unnecessary and adds a flip-book mentality (whereas this should really > be quite automatic and simple). I could easily be missing something. > I'll be throwing the Next / Prev buttons on the bottom, so maybe it > makes sense beside those... perhaps as fading text that shows when the > user has the mouse there. > > > Thanks, > Dylan >
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