[MG] Difference bridge layout proposal

[Thomas von der Elbe]

Wow, what a difference a good graphical layout can make! I like this. 
And I also think, the third is the best. Especially because of this 
flowing impression from left to right or vice versa. It really invites 
the user to let the texts merge. Unfortunately many differences will not 
be of a different length. But anyway ...


On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 6:58, Michael Allan wrote:
> Hi C,
>
> Thanks for drawing these.  The overall layout has given me some ideas.
> I'm thinking we could put a kind of difference feed between the two
> head shots in order to show the dialogue between them.
>
>> (3) http://whiletaker.homeip.net/mockups/diffbridge/2/DifferenceBridge2.xht
> I still prefer (3) because I think the loss of flowing, readable text
> in (1) is confusing.  To be sure, (3) doesn't come to grips with the
> difficult edge cases and therefore isn't realistic, but it's cleaner
> and easier to grok.
>
>> (1) http://whiletaker.homeip.net/mockups/diffbridge/4/DifferenceBridge4.xht
> I think we should pass "Referer" URLs from the bridge to the harvester
> in order to keep the feed up to date.  Would you be able to code the
> harvester end of that, once your exams are done?  And maybe the feed
> UI between the head shots, too? *
>
> I'll start drawing mockups of my own for this, because it meshes with
> the theatre toolbar and other mini-beta stuff.
>
>   * The Referer idea is originally from Martin Haecker.
>     http://zelea.com/w/User_talk:Mike-ZeleaCom/G/p/de#No_need_to_start_from_scratch
>
> M
>
>
> conseo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have mocked up the problematic cases you mentioned in a new layout, Mike.
>> (1) Instead of showing the differences connected, I use the difference bridge
>> symbol as a separator and show all common parts of the draft connected (toggle
>> by clicking the text, toggled on can be seen in the middle between the two
>> differences. I have also mocked up what it might look like without a login (or
>> showing alien differences). (2)
>> Is it better than the old one? (3)
>>
>> conseo
>>
>> (1) http://whiletaker.homeip.net/mockups/diffbridge/4/DifferenceBridge4.xht
>> (2) http://whiletaker.homeip.net/mockups/diffbridge/4/DifferenceBridge4n.xht
>> (3) http://whiletaker.homeip.net/mockups/diffbridge/2/DifferenceBridge2.xht
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