[jira] [Commented] (NIFI-1323) UI visual design enhancement

["Joe Skora (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Joe Skora commented on NIFI-1323:
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[~rmoran], very nice work!

[~boardm26] was just commenting on how the UI is the killer component of NiFi, other dataflow tools just don't provide the GUI flowgraph definition and management that makes NiFi so easy for the user.  I wasn't concerned about changing it at first, but this is starting to grow on me.  It is still very clean but seems to add information with sacrificing the excellent usability of the current UI.

The one thing I have noticed is that the samples seem large.  It may just be scale or that they seems to reflect sizing for a 800px screen, but they look bigger.  In spite of my perception, are the processors and configuration dialogs basically the same size as in the current UI?

> UI visual design enhancement
> ----------------------------
>
>                 Key: NIFI-1323
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-1323
>             Project: Apache NiFi
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Core UI
>    Affects Versions: 1.0.0
>            Reporter: Rob Moran
>            Priority: Trivial
>         Attachments: flowfont.zip, nifi-add-processor-dialog.png, nifi-component-samples.png, nifi-configure-processor-properties-set-value.png, nifi-configure-processor-properties.png, nifi-configure-processor-scheduling.png, nifi-configure-processor-settings.png, nifi-dialog-sample-@800px.png, nifi-drop.svg, nifi-global-menu.png, nifi-interaction-and-menu-samples.png, nifi-lineage-graph-@800px.png, nifi-logo.svg, nifi-sample-flow-@800px.png, nifi-sample-flow.png, nifi-shell-sample-@800px.png
>
>
> (I will attach mockups and supporting files as they become available)
> I am starting to work on a design to modernize the look and feel of the NiFi UI. The initial focus of the design is to freshen the UI (flat design, SVG icons, etc.). Additionally, the new design will propose usability improvements such as exposing more flow-related actions into collapsible panes, improving hierarchy of information, etc.
> Going forward, the design plan is to help lay the foundation for other UI/UX related issues such as those documented in NIFI-951.
> ---
> *flowfont.zip*
> Contains icon font and supporting files
> *nifi-add-processor-dialog.png*
> Dialog sample. This sample shows the 'Add Processor' dialog.
> *nifi-component-samples.png*
> To show styling for all components
> *nifi-configure-processor-properties*
> *nifi-configure-processor-properties-set-value*
> *nifi-configure-processor-scheduling*
> *nifi-configure-processor-settings*
> Configure Processor dialog. See related Comments below (in Activity section).
> *nifi-dialog-sample-@800px*
> Dialog sample in 800px wide viewport. This sample shows the the 'Details' tab of a provenance event.
> *nifi-drop.svg*
> NiFi logo without 'nifi
> *nifi-global-menu*
> To show global menu
> *nifi-interaction-and-menu-samples.png*
> To demonstrate user interactions - hover states, tooltips, menus, etc.
> *nifi-lineage-graph-@800px*
> To show lineage graph with explicit action to get back to data provenance event list.
> *nifi-sample-flow-@800px*
> Shows a very useable UI down to around 800px in width. The thinking here is that at anything lower than this, the NiFi user experience will change to more of a monitoring and/or administrative type workflow. Future mockups will be created to illustrate this.
> *nifi-logo.svg*
> NiFi logo complete
> *nifi-sample-flow.png*
> Mockup of sample flow. Updated to show revised tool and status bars. Management related actions will move to a menu via mouseover (see _nifi-global-menu_). Added benefits here include reducing clutter and more user-friendly menu with text labels to reduce time spent scanning only a large set of icons. This also helps gain valuable viewport width in a browser (see _nifi-sample-flow-@800px_)
> *nifi-shell-sample-@800px*
> Shell sample in 800px wide viewport. This sample shows the 'Data Provenance' table.



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