Re: HIG help: how to handle multiple views of the same data

FROM : Andreas Mayer
DATE : Mon Apr 18 22:58:30 2005

Am 18. Apr 2005 um 21:31 Uhr schrieb Scott Ellsworth:

> 1.  Should the table view and the game board be in separate windows?


Depends.

If that map is a common setup then yes. Because there's so much wasted
space in the map view.

If, on the other hand, your typical map would be large enough to fill
the window, I think it's not an issue.

> 2.  Should the "color the map" popups be moved to a separate floating
> pallete?


If those colors are more like a preference that is usually only set
once, then yes, definitely.

> If I do that, would that be a good place to put the zoom, filter, and
> type popups currently in the scroll bar?


Those belong to the map view? Then, no. Those are probably used more
often.

More suggestion:

Choose some different colors for the map view. I'd swap that orange
with a light grey.

If you'd divide the grid in rows and columns, it wouldn't be necessary
to write the numbers inside each hex.

I don't know what all those numbers in the table view stand for. But
maybe you could use some more graphical controls. Maybe color coded
marks or something.


Andreas