Re: Some changes

* On Fri Dec 12, Ylva Fernaeus wrote:
> I had a quick check and have some small comments:
> 
> > * The home page of a user now includes information about her groups, and
> >   school. Her email is displayed to other members if she has given
> >   permission to show it under her "Preferences". The default is not to
> >   show it. There is also a button with which one can send a message to
> >   her.
> 
> I think it would be good if the groups&school-details where links, so one
> could get quick access to all the friends!

Right. I'll add that.

 
> I also think the "send message" button on the home page is a little
> confusing, perhaps another text/style?

Hmm, confusing in what way? Different browsers display the button texts so
differently, it's difficult to say without seeing what it looks like on
your computer.

I'm not too happy with where the button ended up myself, but I really
don't know where to put it. Also, the intention was that clicking the
button should take you to a message form where the username was already
filled in, otherwise the button is pretty pointless. I'm quite sure this
was working at some point, but it doesn't seem to work now. I'll have to
track down the bug.

 
> > * All report listings (under reports, groups, my reports, etc) are
> >   revamped, and in particular their headers are clickable so that you can
> >   sort them as you wish.
> 
> For some reason, the cursor do not turn into "finger" when rolling over the
> headings of the table, even though they work as links. Since they are not
> underlined, it is not very obvious that they are links. (I still have
> strange bugs with ie when visiting this site, making texts invisible
> sometimes, perhaps this issue could be related to this?)

No, this has to do with the JavaScript magic that rearranges the columns.
I am not sure this could be fixed, although I agree it is a problem. We'll
just have to teach the users how to use this. There is a small triangle
indicating which column is currently sorted, but on my screen it's
virtually invisible. I'll try to find which color is used for the
triangle, and increase the contrast.


> > * There is now a "News" page, which serves as the front page, as well as
> >   the default page once the user has logged in. To the logged in user, it
> >   displays a short news spot, as well as a listing of the most recent
> >   reports and blab items.
> 
> This is page called "welcome" in the interface?

Yes, it's the "Welcome" page. I kind of like calling it Welcome, since it
servers both as the front page of the site, and as the logged in page. But
I can change it, of course.


 
> > * The personal links ("My Reports", "My Blab" etc) have moved to a box to
> >   the left, with the title of the logged in user.
> 
> I'm not sure about the layout of the personal box. It feels like the undo
> button sits among the others in a weird way.
> 
> The undo-button is also a bit confusing, I clicked on it and I have no clear
> idea what effect it had...

Yes, the "Undo" button is a problem; has anyone ever used it? Perhaps I'd
better move it back next to the "log out" link until we figure out what to
do with it.

Jesper


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