[MG] Votespace social map - layout stability

[Thomas von der Elbe]

On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 2:30, Michael Allan wrote:
> Here are a couple of ideas for showing the percentages (I agree
> they're needed).  The first uses numeric labels:
> http://zelea.com/project/votorola/a/crossforum/vote/_/1.xht
>
> The second (attached) uses segmented needles.  Each full segment
> represents 10%.  Labels would also be shown (much as above) but only
> while hovering with the mouse:
> http://zelea.com/project/votorola/a/crossforum/vote/_/1b.xht
>
> Which seems better?  I prefer the second.

Its strange, but in the second version for my eyes the first and the 
third largest look almost identical at first glance. It really took me a 
while to realize, that the first largest has one segment more than the 
third. Maybe thats just because of my eyes. But so I would prefer the 
first version, which is really clear. (Plus, it also makes really clear 
for a first time user, what the bars are about and that they are not 
some sort of strange clock ;-)

Thomas



> Thomas von der Elbe wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:40, Michael Allan wrote:
>>> True, rank matters in the first circle. Here's one possibility:
>>> http://zelea.com/project/votorola/a/crossforum/vote/_/1.xht
>>> And with some more circles expanded:
>>> http://zelea.com/project/votorola/a/crossforum/vote/_/3.xht
>>>
>>> So instead of sorting the candidates and rotating the whole forest on
>>> each rank change, this would only rotate the needle-indicators.  The
>>> length of each needle is proportional to the number of votes held.
>>> What do you think?
>> I think you are pretty smart! :-)
>> This way its even much better! You always find your end-candidate at
>> first glance, because he stays were he always is, just the needle
>> changes once in a while (maybe the needles could even have little
>> numbers with percentage).
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>
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