Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of UIGuidelinesForShift/DansWorkingPage

Timestamp:

05/21/09 02:31:24 (16 years ago)

Author:

danvisel

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UIGuidelinesForShift/DansWorkingPage

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     * ''ResourcesMetaPalette''  [[BR]]
   * ''BottomFlap''  [[BR]]
+     * '''Description''' In Sophie 1, timelines were edited in the bottom flap, which only appeared when a timeline was open. This is maybe not the best way to do this; a timeline-editing mode might be better, or a free-floating timeline window. The timeline editing area needs to be as wide as possible; it might make sense to have it as a separate window.[[BR]]
+     * '''Interaction Design''' In Sophie 1, the timeline window could only open one timeline at a time. This might be reconsidered?[[BR]]
    * ''TimelineTab''  [[BR]]
     * ''TimelinePalette''  [[BR]]
+     * '''Description''' The timeline palette is where timelines are edited; it contains channels and controls. More detailed discussion of timelines can be found [wiki:TIMELINES here].[[BR]]
+     * '''Graphic Design''' The timeline interface is different from any other part of the Sophie interface; timelines are a complicated concept to explain in the context of electronic book making. The timeline interface, then, should look as much like the rest of Sophie as possible. Most of the people using the timeline interface in Sophie will not be sophisticated users of a/v editing programs; it should look simple and unimposing.[[BR]]
+     * '''Interaction Design''' The main area of concern in the timeline in Sophie 1 was the timeline slider, which proved difficult to use because it functioned both as a zoom and as a scroll bar. These two functionalities should be separated. Another problem is that of indicating when an event on the timeline is playing and when it is visible.[[BR]]
 ==== Book Elements ====
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