Re: BZ 1094856: screen redesign idea

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On Thu, 2014-07-31 at 10:31 +0200, Vratislav Podzimek wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-07-29 at 15:25 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> > 
> > On 07/29/2014 02:03 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
> > > On 2014-07-29 13:35 (GMT-0400) Máirín Duffy composed:
> > >
> > >> http://linuxgrrl.com/fedora-ux/Projects/Anaconda/Sketches/Move-Device-Selection-Custom-Part/after.png
> > >>
> > >> What do you think?
> > >
> > > I would make the mount point an input/select with common mount points to
> > > select among, with mount points already assigned to other volumes disabled.
> > 
> > We already have this in the 'create new mount point' dialog box, it also 
> > has auto-complete. I am not sure why it would be needed if you're 
> > changing a pre-existing mount-point.
> > 
> > > I'd also very much like to see less space devoted to whitespace, much
> > > more to content, i.e. text sizes optimized for users rather than
> > > designers. 12px may be fine for those with lower resolution screens, but
> > > not for everybody who uses higher density screens, among which many
> > > acquired them thinking to make things bigger rather than having more
> > > things on screen at once.
> > 
> > That is a gtk / gtk theme issue and not a base design issue. That being 
> > said, whitespace is important to establish relationships between 
> > elements and make a lot of information easier to understand / digest.
> > 
> > > When I have to install using Anaconda, I'm in the habit of switching
> > > into temporary use of a little old 1024x768 LCD to get installation
> > > started in that mode, after which I switch to a usual display that can
> > > make everything big enough to not be uncomfortable or even illegible, as
> > > is "1 storage device selected" at the bottom of both original and mockup.
> > 
> > Please create a new thread to discuss that; it's a separate issue.
> > >
> > > Clickable link omitted from OP:
> > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094856
> 
> I don't want to be the bad guy here, but maybe we should again
> reconsider not having Anaconda fullscreen? That would resolve
> sooooooooooo many issues we have.
> 
Yeah! Also being able to have two windows would be nice for the upcoming
integrated help as users could have the yelp help viewer running side by
side with the Anaconda window on big enough monitor - or easily switch
between yelp and Anaconda on smaller monitors.

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