I tried earlier uploading to the existing election. I tried using ~4MB
jpg. It failed silently as far as I could see.
So I tried just now with a small image ~0.5MB jpg. I saw a bullet point
appear at the top of the page saying the image was below minimum width.
Two things:
1 - Could that error text be made more obvious? Coloured? Highlighted?
2 - Could image minimums be provided on the upload page so I know ahead
of time when choosing the image?
I tried again with the same image as the first time, noting that last
time I did not give it a name (assuming the fields are all optional as
no indication as to what is required on the form). This time I gave it
a name 'test'. After waiting for it to upload I see a red bullet at the
top telling me the name 'test' has already been used. Good that it is
visible as an error message. Suggestions:
3 - Could that kind of uniqueness be checked prior to upload rather than
waiting 1 minute and then having it fail? Or does the filename even
matter? If so how - not clear on the page. Could we randomly append
some characters if it doesn't matter?
4 - After seeing that error I just changed the name and clicked submit.
Problem was the image file was lost on the form and I didn't know I had
to re-choose the image to upload. Is it possible to just allow them to
change the name and re-submit? If not could it be made more obvious
that the file must be re-selected and re-uploaded?
5 - Could the filename be on the left of the browse button? I think web
patterns for uploading are that the object is on the left and the action
on the right. If no file is selected perhaps some simple text to
indicate that e.g. "Please select the file you wish to upload." or
something.
6 - Can the page allow multiple files to be picked? Or is that a future
feature?
I added some random characters to the name and re-submitted the image.
This time it seems to have worked, as I am taken to another page with a
bullet item thanking me for the submission (looks like it took me to
Home and added the bullet item to the top). Suggestions:
7 - Can it be made more obvious that the upload was a success?
It looks like the first time I tried, the lack of a filename made it
fail silently. So I think it is really important that the requiredness
of each field is indicated and enforced prior to uploading.
Finally the license is a text field - does it make sense to have it be a
dropdown of acceptable licenses? Or is it just the one option? In
either case a link to the license descriptions seems helpful. If it is
just the one option then disable the text box to make it more obvious
the user has no choice (or just make it text with a link to more info).
I hope this is helpful Pierre, before I dive any deeper I'll pause to
see if this is useful feedback or not. We can also take this off-list
into IRC or something if I'm being too verbose here or I'm being unclear.
Thanks for the chance to look at it - really like how it is coming
together so quickly!
Kirk
On 12/17/2013 09:58 AM, Pierre-Yves Chibon wrote:
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 09:04:17AM -0800, Kirk Bridger wrote:
Hi Pierre,
I tried uploading an image but nothing seems to be active (the
upload just seemed to finish quietly and nothing happened). Am I
missing how to add a new election or is that not a permission I
have, or am I just blind? ;)
Hi Kirk,
Thanks for looking at it.
You probably do not have the rights to create a new election, but you should be
able to contribute/participate into the existing one:
http://209.132.184.188/nuancier/contribute/ (see the link at the bottom)
If the upload finishes quietly w/o any output then we probably have a problem.
The information message/error normally appear at the top, just under the menu
bar.
I don't see anything in the logs, so I don't know if anything went wrong.
Cheers,
Pierre
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