Change - Denigma, UI

Created on Jan. 21, 2013, 10:25 p.m. by antonkulaga & updated on Jan. 22, 2013, 11:47 p.m. by Hevok

The Denigma top menu should bchange continuously to adjust with the changing redquirements. ¶
Only most useful items should be present in top menu for now. CDifferent concerns should be visually separated. ¶
UI changing is not a simple taksk and contains a lot of things that need to be done. ¶
InHere this entry I will be focused only on menu items. ¶
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I tThink thate top part of the website ishall not be overcrowded with items. Right column should also be used also. It can be used for user-realated items or for submenus (weboth variants should be consider bothed varnd ian tshe aend decided which is better). If it is npot hardssible two templates of the main pages may be implemented ). ¶
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Uniformitey is also needed. Users should know where they isare (chosen menu item must be highlighted) and submenus should always appear in places where they are expected (currenowtly Ithere seare different places for different submenus). ¶
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Lets examine current menu items. I think we should move tThose items that are not used often by users should be move to submenus in order to not to overcrowding the navigation and make it more clear for newcomers. ¶
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0). The PDenigma logo is the direct gateway to the Admin-panel, but the entrez is also -available in the account item on the very right site sfor authenticated users. ¶
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1. Polls has so far only several test polls here with simple questions. I think uUntil there are no big and important polls, ithere we can be move pollsd into submenus. W(where exactly? Wneed shtould be discuss ited). ¶
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1)2. Content - conthere areins several submenu items here.: ¶
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-d Data eEntries: I think that it isre valuable enough to go to top menu. ¶
-b Blogs: blogis are valuable, especially when there are list of blogs and feeds there. ¶
-w Wikis: I propose tohall mhakve a panel with all wWiki-related functionality (wWikis, cChanges, rRelations, aAlternations) And. puIt itshould alsom bewhere put apart from common menu to somewhere (maybe left or right column, wthis need shtould be discussed). ¶
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2)3. Links -is a useful item, which should be keept in place. ¶
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3)4. Media -is useful, but only in the case if there will be not only artist filter for Artist but thematically filters as well. ¶
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4)5. Tutorials -is useful, but poorly structured. ¶
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5)6. Repository -is righat item that right in he wrong place. It can be in top menu but should be moved closer to lifespan and other biology related functionalityies. ¶
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6)7. Aspects. I see thatrbors currently information thereat explains how everything is orgianized in Denigma,. wThate aboTut oriadls coulding tutoperihalps be added to aAspects?. ¶
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7)8. Search field. It should be made bigger because it looks more like a button rather than an input field. ¶
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8)9. Profile - it is a bit confusing that my username (account, admin) is located far from profile. May be the panel shoulbd be made (with bounding box separating it from other menus) with all user related items (from username/login - to profile, duties) ¶
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9)10. Notices - thfeature is no tinfication thmader by sending Pastebins. It should be remnovedtify fralsom tabop menu until othere will be somvethingts. ¶
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10)1. Duties - it contains queTastks and, tTodos. I thiankd thaQuests. tThey should be unfolded to the top menu, because they are important. Tasks and tTodos are the same, they should probably be merged. ¶
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11)2. MessagingCom -is nothinge impCortammunication thSectore, shouit wilbl harbor Messaging removlated frApplicatiomn including Pastopmebinu and Channel. ¶
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12)3. Articles -belongs whaContent, is the differences ba Derivatween of them Dandta conteEnt? I thring we should? haveA "mMy dData eEntries" item in user panel should be present. ¶
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13)4. Denigmadb -is useful, but in fact it is and aredmin-panrel.cts Wto the shoulme view. It me be considered itso be renaminged. ¶
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14)5. Create eEntry -on Homye proposal,view so stayis whvere ity is=)handy. ¶
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15)6. Entries, Changes, Alternations ->should go into a separate wWiki-panel ¶
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16)7. Integrator associated apps (Annotations | Interactions | Expressions | Datasets | Lifespan) => thisare makisng app the biological and schema-full/hybrid part of dDenigma. It should be transformed into a panel with bounding box and name. Lifespan project should have About item because it is unclear what it is when you click on its submenus. I will examine Lifespan related items will be examined in separate entry. ¶