Re: [ui-best-practices-working-group] June 25 p2 UI design walk-through

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> If anyone has
any other suggestions for making this walkthrough work well, please let
me know.

While sort of late or a suggestion,
it might still help spur discussion ... 

I think one thing missing from some
of the info I've seen is a description of the use-case, even users, that
are being targeted. 
I'm not sure there's "one UI fits
all" in this case.  For example, here's some quick off the cuff
descriptions of what I mean ... 

Casual user, moderate technical, develops
applications. Wants to search for or get fairly broadly scoped functionality.
They might have only the Platform installed, but now specifically want
XML, or _javascript_, or Team Collaboration tools, or Modeling tools. 

Technical user, developing add-on plugins,
deep knowledge of Eclipse and other plugins. Wants to search for or get
fairly specific plugins or features. They might have large, complex install
already, but now know they need "XSD Info Set from EMF Project".


A user that just wants to update what
they have installed .... they may want "the latest of everything"
or they may want fixes only in a certain area (e.g. Platform, or Web Tools)
without getting other fixes. Even, it'd be cool, to get a specific fix
for a specific bug. Or, they may have been directed by a friend or by "service"
to get the "xyz" update of a particular plugin or feature. 


So ... just ideas for a starting point
of documenting use-cases ... take 'em if they help, forget them if not.

From:	Susan Franklin McCourt/Beaverton/IBM@IBMUS
To:	ui-best-practices-working-group@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date:	06/19/2008 06:37 PM
Subject:	[ui-best-practices-working-group] June 25 p2 UI design walk-through

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Hello again!

In the interest of making the 6/25 walkthough as productive as possible,
it would be ideal if you arrived at the call having used both the 3.3 and
3.4 Software Updates UI.
- In Eclipse 3.3, choose Help>Software Updates>
- In Eclipse 3.4 (RC4 build or later), choose Help>Software Updates...

If that is not practical for whatever reason, I've prepared a wiki page
with links to screen snaps/scenarios for each UI.

http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_p2_UIWG_Walkthrough

This page also lists the discussion topics I hope to follow.

If anyone has any other suggestions for making this walkthrough work well,
please let me know.

See you next wednesday...

susan
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Susan Franklin McCourt/Beaverton/IBM@IBMUS Sent by: ui-best-practices-working-group-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 06/09/2008 12:55 PM Please respond to User Interface Architecture Working Group

To: ui-best-practices-working-group@xxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: [ui-best-practices-working-group] p2 UI design walk-through

Hi, everyone!

I haven't participated in the UIWG before, but am interested in getting
some input from you.

I've spent much of the last year working on the UI for p2, which is the
provisioning system that has replaced Eclipse Update Manager.
We just finished up our work for Ganymede, and so it's time to triage bugs
and prioritize for the next release.

I was hoping to be able to do a walk-through and get some ideas from you
folks about how to improve the UI.
In advance I would send out some screen snaps and instructions that take
you through Update Manager, what problems there were, what we tried to
solve, then trying the p2 UI. Then perhaps a few discussion points surrounding
problems we know we have, but mostly an informal discussion of what you
think, where/how can we do better, etc.?

Ideally I could be ready for the June 25 meeting.
Would this be ok?

thanks,
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