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</div></div>I've made some changes (all are easy to delete if you don't like<br>
them), and have some suggestions for more substantial changes:<br></blockquote><div> </div><div>Online tools are designed for team working, so any changes are more than welcome :)<br></div><div><br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Changes so far:<br>
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1. I got rid of the numbers entirely and replaced them with a<br>
three-state button. The button by default is set to "enabled" (green<br>
check). It has to other modes, "disabled" (red X), and "primary"<br>
(gold star). I have a few ideas about how to change this:<br>
A. Single click: enabled->disabled->primary->enabled or<br>
enabled->primary->disabled->enabled<br>
A. Single click: enabled->disabled->enabled->primary->enabled<br>
B. Single click: enabled<-> disabled<br>
Double click: enabled<->primary<br></blockquote><div><br>It looks good, and makes a lot of sense once you know what it does, but before I read the description, it wasn't obvious. <br><br>Having in mind, that primary display is a subtitle option (just changing enabled/primary states wont give any useful/related feedback) <br>
as well making them clickable in the middle of the screen would reduce grabbing area to move display around,<br>I'd suggest using Todd's suggested icons as secondary indicator next to some switch using strings for each state <br>
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2. I put a line at what corresponds to the physical bottom of the<br>
screen, so it is easy to tell how the screen is rotated.<br></blockquote><div>+ 1<br> <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
3. A triangle to pull up a menu of advanced settings, including DPI,<br>
color profiles, custom resolution, and other such tasks. Each will<br>
pull up a small window to let you set that aspect.<br></blockquote><div>+1<br> <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
4. I put the resolution inside each screen.<br></blockquote><div><br>Hmm. KDE for smart phones/tablets are coming fast. If user would connect 24" external display to his 7" quad-core tablet, <br>would there be enough space for resolution on smaller screen? (Tablet is more than 3 times smaller)<br>
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5. I changed the "Settings" button in the mini display to "Advanced".<br></blockquote><div>+1 <br></div><div><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Suggested changes:<br>
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1. Get rid of the bottom area entirely. Users can use the<br>
drag-and-drop interface to customize everything. For the activity,<br>
use a drop-down list at the top right, next to the name. Use "None"<br>
as the default. There can be a graphical preview of the activities in<br>
the list, such as with the existing drop-down list of wallpapers in<br>
some interfaces, or just use the activity icon. "Create new" should<br>
also be on list. It should be labelled "Automatically switch to<br>
activity:", or something similar. Below I would have a check box:<br>
"Switch to this layout when this activity is selected".<br></blockquote><div><br>While everything could placed as you suggest, what benefits would it give? Main window has plenty of free space, using bottom area saves a few click as well as makes things more discoverable. <br>
The least argument - having ~4-5 options still makes UI look clean and solid, at the same time sending a signal its a pro tool, not some fruitPhone app, where everything is decided for you.<br><br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
2. I think the small interface should show the previews in the list,<br>
rather than the icons. Have the icons in one corner of each preview,<br>
or better yet get rid of the icons and just use the previews. The<br>
previews should automatically resize for the detected display's EDID<br>
information.<br></blockquote><div><br>Are you talking about plasmoid? <br><br>Anyway, Icons was added since there could be more than one profile with same "extend on the right", but with different resolutions/rotation/DPI, that cant be easily identified by small preview.<br>
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3. I would get rid of the "Meta-info section". All necessary<br>
information should be displayed in the screen box, graphically when<br>
possible.<br></blockquote><div><br>Meta was placed outside since it might not always fit (as of change #4)<br><br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
4. There should be arrows or triangles or something in the lower<br>
corners to tell people they can resize there, and a curved arrow just<br>
inside or outside the upper-left corner so people know they can rotate<br>
there.<br></blockquote><div><br>Won't changing cursor be enough indicator. It is consistent with resizing any window in any OS. <br><br><br>Juts my 2 cents.<br><br>What others think?<br><br>Cheers,<br>Lukas<br><br>
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