On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 01:37:15AM -0800, Brian Rice wrote:
I fixed up some of the problems with the previous layout and buttons and added package-specific toolbar buttons: http://briantrice.com/Images/Squeak/SMLoader2.jpeg
This looks very nice to me. The buttons give a visual suggestion of what can be done, which seems better for first time users who may not know about hidden menus. A couple of suggestions:
On the filtered view (SMLoader1Filtered.jpeg), I don't see a visual indication of the active filtering criteria. It would be good to show this.
VMMakerTool and the Monticello browsers (and probably others that I'm not thinking of) use a similar button-driven design, but the button shapes and colors seem to vary. A consistent look would be a good thing. Of the UIs that I can think of, I guess that consistency between Monticello and SqueakMap would be the first priority, since they both serve as package loaders from the point of view of user.
Nice work!
Dave