{"issue":{"created_at":"2011-10-20T06:06:30Z","state":"open","updated_at":"2011-11-19T18:08:37Z","user":{"gravatar_id":"aac39c660844a5e8ac3aa09a99501f16","id":25466,"url":"https://api.github.com/users/nilshoerrmann","login":"nilshoerrmann","avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aac39c660844a5e8ac3aa09a99501f16?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png"},"comments":110,"body":"Joining a few discussions: #798, #847, #844, #848, #876.\r\n\r\nIf you are working on interface updates, please:\r\n\r\n- create a separate branch in your own fork,\r\n- add a description and a screenshot to this discussion.\r\n\r\nThe idea in Cologne was to agree on the main interface changes by the end of October. I'd like to create a static HTML file containing all UI components that gives us an overview of the new look and should also give me a kickstart to write the Symphony style guide.\r\n\r\nSo let the discussion continue …","assignee":{"gravatar_id":"aac39c660844a5e8ac3aa09a99501f16","id":25466,"url":"https://api.github.com/users/nilshoerrmann","login":"nilshoerrmann","avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aac39c660844a5e8ac3aa09a99501f16?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png"},"id":2001770,"pull_request":{"patch_url":null,"html_url":null,"diff_url":null},"number":849,"labels":[{"name":"to discuss","color":"d87ef1","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/symphonycms/symphony-2/labels/to+discuss"},{"name":"to test","color":"c1f17e","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/symphonycms/symphony-2/labels/to+test"},{"name":"ux-ui","color":"36928B","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/symphonycms/symphony-2/labels/ux-ui"}],"title":"User Interface 2.3","closed_at":null,"html_url":"https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/issues/849","milestone":{"created_at":"2011-11-12T10:32:34Z","state":"open","due_on":"2011-11-30T08:00:00Z","closed_issues":0,"creator":{"gravatar_id":"6be8e584a0f454ac2dc7600bdeaca7b7","id":69268,"url":"https://api.github.com/users/brendo","login":"brendo","avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6be8e584a0f454ac2dc7600bdeaca7b7?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png"},"number":7,"title":"2.3 Beta 1","description":"Our first beta for Symphony 2.3 will help expose the new UI direction for user feedback, expose JSON support and allow developers to have a sandbox to start updating their extensions.","url":"https://api.github.com/repos/symphonycms/symphony-2/milestones/7","open_issues":6},"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/symphonycms/symphony-2/issues/849"},"action":"created","comment":{"created_at":"2011-11-19T18:08:37Z","updated_at":"2011-11-19T18:08:37Z","user":{"gravatar_id":"b18fc48caab5bf7c3e2a15292972f05b","id":88704,"url":"https://api.github.com/users/nils-werner","login":"nils-werner","avatar_url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b18fc48caab5bf7c3e2a15292972f05b?d=https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com%2Fimages%2Fgravatars%2Fgravatar-140.png"},"body":"Sorry if it was a misconception that my mockups should be the final design with all bells and whistles. I'm just using them to get an idea or concept across. Also, [big shadows are a thing of the past](http://nils-werner.github.com/symphony.htm). :-)\r\n\r\nI was thinking about taking a similar route as Simone did: fading out/darkening the remaining elements when selecting/dragging one of them. Eventually I abandoned that idea because it worsens one of the problems with drag'n'drop interfaces: You need to find the element you're moving, select it and drag it around while *knowing where you're dragging it to*.\r\n\r\nFading out the remaining elements was no option as it makes it unnecessarily difficult to see if the target location is actually the correct one.\r\n\r\nI was also thinking about using CSS transitions to make the pop-out-animation a bit smoother; I just didn't find the time to do so. Now that I've seen your draft I must say I don't like it too much: *The current 2.1 interface itself feels clunky and slow already*. I attribute this feeling to the huge size of the draggeable elements, the not immediately visible positioning and target area and the necessity to scroll around when you're dragging across more than just one position. \r\n\r\nAdding both an uninterruptible start- and stop-animation to that clunky process makes it feel even slower and more uncomfortable for the user and raises the fear of unintended clicks or premature releases.","id":2800045,"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/symphonycms/symphony-2/issues/comments/2800045"}}