[gpodder-devel] GUI Proposal
- From: Paul at thegithouse.com (Paul Rudkin)
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:29:42 +0000
Hi Rafael
You have had some interesting ideas and I like the look of the
screenshots!
How about if you publish the different patches here on the list then you
can get some hands-on feedback from everybody?
Regards
Paul
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 16:19 -0200, Rafael Proen?a wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I have been using gPodder for the last few weeks and I have to say:
> what a great application!
>
> But I think that right now there is some room for improvement on GUI
> side of the application.
> I've made a mockup of how I think the GUI should look like (there is
> nothing radical, just some few changes):
>
> http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7514/gpoddermockuptn7.png
> http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3065/gpoddermockupinfobu8.png
>
> I think this would enable a much simpler GUI, more clean and
> intuitive.
> For example:
>
> * I don't like the toolbar, so I would rather prefer an option to hide
> it (View > Toolbar).
> * Also, there is no need of an exclusive tab just to show the download
> progress-- it can be shown in the same main window.
> * The short description of the episode would be shown in the bottom
> when the item is selected.
> * The "Info" togglebutton would show/hide the information about the
> episode (including the full description and other pieces of
> information).
>
> I think the other changes speak by themselves.
>
> I've implemented part of these changes to myself, but I think that
> maybe someone else would appreciate that. But at the very least, the
> show/hide toolbar should be available, if someone want to I could send
> a patch for that, as well help with the implementation of the other
> things.
>
> So, what do you guys think about that?
>
> Regards.
>
> --
> Rafael Proen?a
>
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