Difference lighting and cross-linking on the bridge

[Thomas von der Elbe]

Hi,

part of the complexity ofc also comes from putting a 2- or 3-dimensional 
tree into a line. Which makes me look foreward even more for the 
vote-space-curtain, which falls down on demand and has enough room to 
show much more of the vote-space much clearer. (BTW, the circular layout 
of it is my favorite again, after we had this thread about these 
centerless pipe-votes, where voters gather around them in circles.) And 
I have the hope, that coding this curtain is not so much of an effort 
anymore, since almost all of the functionality of it is now already 
coded in the track and only the graphics would change - or is this wrong?

But about the track:

I think, part of the confusion would go away, if there were both names 
up in the track, if two people are involved in the show, i.e. in 
position pages with highlighted diffs and diff-pages. And maybe the 
names permanently coloured accordingly, like it is now when hovered over 
(or have a colourd frame or background around them).

And how, if we make the anchor really the center of the user-experience? 
So the user always knows, where he is looking from. From this center of 
his perspective he can look at other drafters, i.e. at diffs (in 
position-pages and in the diff-bridge). And ofc he can always change his 
center of perspective, i.e. make another one the anchor. This would only 
mean:

> We use colour for cast relations (voter/candidate, co-voter) but the
> vote track already shows that info and shows it more intuitively.
> Possible elements of a solution:

> a) Drop colours. Use shades of grey (light/dark) or single colour 
> (orangish/grey) in all places: bridge, track lighting and draft shadows.

Yes, I think, this will help a lot. Just two stabile colours: one for 
each actor: anchor and the other.

> Add colour (say dull red) for the non-drafters, who are currently 
> distinguished as grey in the track. 

If we have two colours for the others, grey for the non-drafters is good 
imo.

> b) Don't distinguish full cast relation, but only position in regard 
> to anchor. So voters and co-voters *left* of the anchor are lightly 
> shaded, while co-voters and candidate *right* are darkly shaded. This 
> echoes the spatial info of the vote-track *and* emphasizes the anchor 
> more clearly. Easier now to orient.

Can't we leave this distinction away? Just have the anchor and the other 
(no matter if left or right)?


> The light ones (left) remain on top in the diffs, and the dark (right) 
> below. No change there. 

How, if the anchor was always on top?

> c) Tint the user (say blue) wherever he/she happens to appear in 
> bridge, track lighting and draft shadows.

Yes.


Thomas


>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:28, Michael Allan wrote:
>>> A quick update.  We have a couple new features on the bridge:
>>>
>>> http://zelea.com:8080/v/w/D?a=5339&b=5340&s
>>>
>>>     (hit refresh)
>>>
>>> The first is difference lighting.  The vote track (top) now spotlights
>>> both authors of the difference, much like in the draft pages.  So you
>>> can see how the authors relate to each other in local votespace,
>>> whether as voter and candidate, or co-voters, or what not.
>>>
>>> The second new feature is cross-linking of differences. Slide the
>>> mouse along the vote track and it spotlights all of the differences in
>>> local votespace (again, much like in drafts).  Click on one and the
>>> bridge link is enabled (top left).  So now you can navigate directly
>>> from difference to difference.
>>>
>>> Please report any bugs or other problems you see.  We're currently
>>> testing on Firefox and Chrome.
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