Re: [Plone Mosaic Sprint Barcelona discussion] Re: Plone Mosaic Sprint Barcelona June 10 - 13

Hi Asko,

On 16/05/14 11:25, Asko Soukka wrote:
>
> Would the layout grid be pre-defined (like in gridster prototype) and
> the controller's main task to select the most proper slots for the
> available tiles, or would the layout actually be created from the
> available tiles? Or maybe something between?

I think you'd have multiple "layout templates" (static placeholders) 
from which the "layout engine" would choose the most appropriate.

> The policy statements processing sounds like some kind of a sorting
> problem and there must be existing algorithms for that.

Yes, we can probably use some well known code design patterns as well, 
e.g. a combination of Mediator and Strategy.

> I'm looking forward for to see some mockups / sketches / or some other
> low tech examples closer the sprint... I still need something visual to
> really understand this.

The Netsight team participating in the sprint includes Lewis, a UX 
designer who's been spending a lot of time exploring this problem space 
recently. That'll probably help a lot to move us along.

:*CU#
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