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Posted to user@openmeetings.apache.org by George Kirkham <gk...@co2crc.com.au> on 2012/07/08 01:36:15 UTC
Improvements to the User Interface
Sebastian,
I have been wanting to ask if people would be OK to discuss some restructuring to user interface.
While the Conference meeting room layouts are excellent, our users have plenty of problems logging in and joining a room, so I would like to suggest possible improvements.
Some of my suggestions for example;
1) The “Rooms” menu has one selection “Rooms”, which seems very pointless. Better if it had “Public Rooms”, “Private rooms”, “My Rooms”. Then the user could select to enter directly to a specific rooms type tab.
2) Personally I see no point to the “Dashboard” and would like this removed or become a selectable option.
3) I would like any user logging in, to go straight to their “Private rooms” tab from where they could select which room they wanted to enter. Most of our users only log in to join in a meeting for their Group (i.e. a private room)
4) The “Home” menu could have “Chat”, “Contacts and messages”, “My Profile”, “Recordings” and “Logout” as its options. “Contacts and messages” and “Profile” should be removed from the top right menu selections, but I don’t mind “Logout” and “Report a bug” staying there. If there is a use for the dashboard, then this could be a menu item of the “Home” menu as it is now, but not the first screen a user gets when they log in.
5) I have wondered if the Chat tab should be part of the rooms tabs, but since it is not a room type, then that does not make sense either.
Thanks,
George Kirkham
Re: Improvements to the User Interface
Posted by Maxim Solodovnik <so...@gmail.com>.
I would vote from 1) (I don't really like drop downs consist of 1 element
:) )
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 5:52 PM, seba.wagner@gmail.com <seba.wagner@gmail.com
> wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> I am just a committer and PPMC with same rights then you so whatever is on
> the agenda and finds a majority can be on the Roadmap.
>
> I leave the other points open about the right landing page. I just think
> the landing page for the user could be parameterized. From a project point
> of view I just think that it would be good to have a place where we can
> show news about the project or useful information for the user in general.
>
> I think for the Chat we could think about a modification like that:
> Make the Chat box a permanent UI element on the bottom that is minimized
> by default but that does not change no matter where you go, as long as you
> do not enter a concrete conference room. You can find the same on Google or
> Facebook on the bottom with the chat.
> I think that could be quite handy so that you can chat and interact with
> other people right before you decide in which conference room you go.
>
> Sebastian
>
>
>
> 2012/7/8 George Kirkham <gk...@co2crc.com.au>
>
>> Sebastian,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I have been wanting to ask if people would be OK to discuss some
>> restructuring to user interface.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> While the Conference meeting room layouts are excellent, our users have
>> plenty of problems logging in and joining a room, so I would like to
>> suggest possible improvements.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Some of my suggestions for example;****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> **1) **The “Rooms” menu has one selection “Rooms”, which seems very
>> pointless. Better if it had “Public Rooms”, “Private rooms”, “My Rooms”.
>> Then the user could select to enter directly to a specific rooms type tab.
>>
>> ****
>>
>> **2) **Personally I see no point to the “Dashboard” and would like
>> this removed or become a selectable option.
>>
>> ****
>>
>> **3) **I would like any user logging in, to go straight to their
>> “Private rooms” tab from where they could select which room they wanted to
>> enter. Most of our users only log in to join in a meeting for their Group
>> (i.e. a private room)
>>
>> ****
>>
>> **4) **The “Home” menu could have “Chat”, “Contacts and messages”,
>> “My Profile”, “Recordings” and “Logout” as its options. “Contacts and
>> messages” and “Profile” should be removed from the top right menu
>> selections, but I don’t mind “Logout” and “Report a bug” staying there.
>> If there is a use for the dashboard, then this could be a menu item of the
>> “Home” menu as it is now, but not the first screen a user gets when they
>> log in.
>>
>> ****
>>
>> **5) **I have wondered if the Chat tab should be part of the rooms
>> tabs, but since it is not a room type, then that does not make sense either.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> George Kirkham****
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Sebastian Wagner
> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
> http://www.openmeetings.de
> http://www.webbase-design.de
> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
> seba.wagner@gmail.com
>
--
WBR
Maxim aka solomax
Re: Improvements to the User Interface
Posted by "seba.wagner@gmail.com" <se...@gmail.com>.
Hi George,
I am just a committer and PPMC with same rights then you so whatever is on
the agenda and finds a majority can be on the Roadmap.
I leave the other points open about the right landing page. I just think
the landing page for the user could be parameterized. From a project point
of view I just think that it would be good to have a place where we can
show news about the project or useful information for the user in general.
I think for the Chat we could think about a modification like that:
Make the Chat box a permanent UI element on the bottom that is minimized by
default but that does not change no matter where you go, as long as you do
not enter a concrete conference room. You can find the same on Google or
Facebook on the bottom with the chat.
I think that could be quite handy so that you can chat and interact with
other people right before you decide in which conference room you go.
Sebastian
2012/7/8 George Kirkham <gk...@co2crc.com.au>
> Sebastian,****
>
> ** **
>
> I have been wanting to ask if people would be OK to discuss some
> restructuring to user interface.****
>
> ** **
>
> While the Conference meeting room layouts are excellent, our users have
> plenty of problems logging in and joining a room, so I would like to
> suggest possible improvements.****
>
> ** **
>
> Some of my suggestions for example;****
>
> ** **
>
> **1) **The “Rooms” menu has one selection “Rooms”, which seems very
> pointless. Better if it had “Public Rooms”, “Private rooms”, “My Rooms”.
> Then the user could select to enter directly to a specific rooms type tab.
>
> ****
>
> **2) **Personally I see no point to the “Dashboard” and would like
> this removed or become a selectable option.
>
> ****
>
> **3) **I would like any user logging in, to go straight to their
> “Private rooms” tab from where they could select which room they wanted to
> enter. Most of our users only log in to join in a meeting for their Group
> (i.e. a private room)
>
> ****
>
> **4) **The “Home” menu could have “Chat”, “Contacts and messages”,
> “My Profile”, “Recordings” and “Logout” as its options. “Contacts and
> messages” and “Profile” should be removed from the top right menu
> selections, but I don’t mind “Logout” and “Report a bug” staying there.
> If there is a use for the dashboard, then this could be a menu item of the
> “Home” menu as it is now, but not the first screen a user gets when they
> log in.
>
> ****
>
> **5) **I have wondered if the Chat tab should be part of the rooms
> tabs, but since it is not a room type, then that does not make sense either.
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
> ** **
>
> George Kirkham****
>
--
Sebastian Wagner
https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
http://www.openmeetings.de
http://www.webbase-design.de
http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
seba.wagner@gmail.com