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[H S <perhapspink@xxxxxxxxx>]

@Dylan:

Well, thanks for taking the time to look at my suggestions and mockups.  I
understand your concerns, and respect your points of view - I've already
communicated mine, both in words and in pictures.  I guess we just have
different visions for how the slideshow should look.

If anything, I am happy to have contributed to the discussion, to have
presented a different perspective, and possibly to have inspired.

HS



On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:03 AM, H S<perhapspink@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Dylan and all,
> >
> > Taking Dylan's comments into consideration, I've put together a new
> mockup
> > that is basically his design, with only slight modifications.  Feel free
> to
> > check it out at
> >
> http://ubuntuwtf.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/my-second-mockup-suggestion-for-ubiquity-slideshow/
> >
> > * I've removed the border from the 'smiley' slide, (which, to me seemed
> > unnecessary), and repositioned it, accordingly.  I think the border made
> it
> > look 'boxed in' and 'cookie cutter'.
> >
> > * You're already familiar with my subtle changes to the text, in my
> attempt
> > to use language that is more personable.  I would be happy to go through
> the
> > text of all the sides and recommend any textural changes, if that would
> be
> > welcomed.
> >
> > * The URLs are now just bolded blue links within the paragraph of text.
> >
> > * The top margin is similar to my previous design, with the accent colour
> > changed slightly to fit.  (By the way, the "4 of 12" page count is
> centred
> > on the icon below it.)
> >
> > * I've increased the slide's height slightly, because I felt I needed to
> do
> > so in order to give more whitespace for the title.  The dimensions are
> now
> > 700 x 460.
>
> That's a pretty reasonable height change, but keep in mind that the
> pesky netbooks are sometimes shorter than 600 pixels tall (560px is
> not unusual), then we have to take into account about 50 pixel's worth
> of panels, around 26 pixels of window decorations, Ubiquity's progress
> bar and other GUI details... I'm afraid of getting too close to the
> edge. Having a bit of free space around the progress window is
> helpful, too, since if it takes up the whole screen it feels modal.
> 460 is close to scraping it in some cases. Perhaps a worthy risk,
> though. White space is definitely important!
>
> Regarding writing, I'm still not sure how we'll be deciding this one
> (since I myself am quite undecided), so don't get too carried away.
> However, it looks decent and nice / filled in :) To be honest I have
> something against the phrase "fear not!", but I don't know what others
> think on the matter. For reference, Andrew H did the original written
> content for slides. His writing has a pretty similar style to what you
> have here in that it fleshes out points more and has a paragraph style
> (as opposed to a list of points). It is all good. You can check out
> his branch (andrew-improvements) to get an idea.
> I guess a vote is in order some day.
>
> Trimming the smiley would create some inconsistency. It should fill
> the same area as everything else if it's going to stay with the same
> general layout. (Perhaps an entirely different image would be in
> order. Suggestions welcome).
>
> When 9.10 inches closer we'll know how many screenshots need to be
> redone. If it's a lot, that would be a nice opportunity to revisit
> their dimensions.
>
> I have put a few of your suggestions in action (and some thoughts they
> inspired) inside another branch, which is right here:
>
> https://code.launchpad.net/~ubiquity-slideshow/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/newmargins<https://code.launchpad.net/%7Eubiquity-slideshow/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu/newmargins>
>
> (That branch also features Slideshow.py, which needs python-webkit and
> embeds the slideshow alone with an awesome, rgba'd progress bar that
> actually progresses!)
>
> Screenshots:
> http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7955/screenshotubiquityslide.png
> http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2821/screenshotubiquityslideh.png
>
> I kept the title inside the margin to save some space. I also added a
> border above the screenshots, just to show how they could be made
> bigger.
>
> Is there a reason for showing the current / total number of slides in
> the margin in your mockup? From my perspective it seems a bit
> unnecessary and adds a flip-book mentality (whereas this should really
> be quite automatic and simple). I could easily be missing something.
> I'll be throwing the Next / Prev buttons on the bottom, so maybe it
> makes sense beside those... perhaps as fading text that shows when the
> user has the mouse there.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Dylan
>