cubicweb #2004109 [table] replace unclear "actions menu" with immediately addressable buttons [waiting feedback]

Comments

• 2013/11/05 15:55, written by alutz

  I think it would be a good idea to have a different visual aspect than tabs. Maybe a button style with an icon ?
  • 2013/11/05 16:03, written by acampeas

    There are no tabs.
    
• 2013/11/05 17:21, written by fcayre

  It would be even better if :

  • the action would look like buttons (rounded in all corners -doesn't ui-corner-all do the trick?-)
  • have a confirm before popup before moving all tickets in the list in another version: this (painful) error is just one click away now... Not sure this should be a stopper though
  • 2013/11/05 17:26, written by acampeas

    Action: well, it's a "button group" hence they are packed together and only the group has rounded corners -- you want sole buttons ? I can do that cheaply if there is a consensus vote on this.
    

    The confirm popup: just NO. The "move tickets" is defined in the tracker cube and is inherently dangerous. It should be addressed in tracker.
    
    • 2013/11/05 17:33, written by fcayre

      I agree it must not be fixed in CubicWeb core, but in the concerned cube. Keep in mind however that this button is more exposed than ever and thus the priority of a fix in tracker must be promoted consequently.
      • 2013/11/05 17:51, written by acampeas

        Well, imho it is just _a tiny bit_ more exposed than ever, but well :)
        Your wish come true: https://www.cubicweb.org/ticket/3276713
        
• 2013/11/06 07:22, written by dlaxalde

  I'm not sure all actions deserve to be presented at the same level. For instance, I for one almost always use the 'toggle filter' action but hardly ever other ones. In fact, it makes me wonder if we shouldn't just display the filter by default and move other actions in a side action box (or several ones, e.g. for those that modify data and for export ones).

  Thanks for moving forward on this.
  • 2013/11/06 08:45, written by atruchet

    I am in just the same case. However I do consider the all button presentation as a definite improvement over the all hidden previous presentation. Thanks a lot!

    And by the way, as some have already put it, I have no problem with buttons performing actions. However I'm not clear with this - now striking - mix of presentation options (filter and export) and actions redundant with the action box on the left.

    I would better let the presentation options and export (non-mutating actions) appear in this new toolbar and let the actions lie in the action box.
    • 2013/11/06 10:08, written by acampeas

      They are not really redundant, they just perform the same role but for the rset of the table, not the rset of the page.
      
  • 2013/11/06 09:23, written by acampeas

    Yes, that's a possibility I had thoughts about. I would like it even more, but it's a greater departure from the current situation, which imho makes it harder to push down to the product owner.
    

    The current ticket/patch makes only a slight but important adjustment, leaving other important ui changes for later.
    
• 2014/05/05 16:03, written by jcristau

  what's the status of this change? can the people who rejected it last time around please make their objections known so they can be addressed if need be, instead of deferring this forever?
  • 2014/05/05 16:35, written by acampeas

    As far as re-reading the above comment threads, there seem to be no real objection.