Re: Design question
Re: Design question
- Subject: Re: Design question
- From: "M. Uli Kusterer" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 15:40:40 +0200
At 12:12 Uhr +0200 13.05.2003, David Remahl wrote:
Connecting the items with lines. Each item has a small square next
to it. When that is clicked, and dragged, a line appears, like the
outlet / action connectors in IB. Drag the line to an item in the
other column and drop it. The line will then stay visible (but
perhaps is a slightly more transparent colour).
I personally would have picked something like that as well. To avoid
a proliferation of lines, though, I would consider only drawing lines
between the currently selected items and their partners.
If you have the same items in both lists, you can also use a
completely different approach: Distribute the items pretty evenly
over a large canvas (only once) as little boxes (like in a Finder
window), and then allow dragging between two items when connecting
them.
I'd also think about doing some effect when a connection is replaced.
I.e. if we have objects A, B and C, where C and A are connected, and
I then connect A and B, severing the connection between A and C, I
would draw the connection between A and C and have it throb slowly
two or three times before making it disappear (maybe even draw it in
red), before fading in the connection between A and B (maybe have
that throb blue two times, just for symmetry).
That way, users immediately notice that there can only be one
connection on each item.
Just my 0.02 Euro cents
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Cheers,
M. Uli Kusterer
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