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==Current vision== | |||
* current vision, ideas, concepts and terminology: are we thinking the same thing when we say a term? | * current vision, ideas, concepts and terminology: are we thinking the same thing when we say a term? | ||
* identify user scenarios, what do you want to do, why and in what situation | * identify user scenarios, what do you want to do, why and in what situation | ||
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* Wwhy the solution of other system does work/why it | * Wwhy the solution of other system does work/why it | ||
doesn't work? | doesn't work? | ||
==High level "manifesto" points== | |||
* natural feeling ui | |||
* few user interruptions | |||
* settings always correct for what i'm doing now | |||
* right level of mono/multitasking in different situations (complete | |||
dedication to a task vs listening mucic/glancing over news items while | dedication to a task vs listening mucic/glancing over news items while | ||
working) | working) | ||
* ... | |||
==User scenarios== | |||
* working on a document while talking about it | |||
* doing a presentation | |||
* doing a call | |||
* ... | |||
==Define sub task== | |||
Define sub tasks of the "manifesto" points, more deltailed, but still not regarding implementation | |||
=Tasks examples= | =Tasks examples= |
Revision as of 14:48, 16 May 2012
Methodology
Current vision
- current vision, ideas, concepts and terminology: are we thinking the same thing when we say a term?
- identify user scenarios, what do you want to do, why and in what situation
in the machine (example: being at work on a document while discussing about it simultaneously on email, chat and audio call)
- what in current suituation of things matches with this?
- what doesn't?
- Try to answer the problem without looking at other
answers.. "because it works on OSX" or even "because it works on Plasma Desktop" are not valid answers ;)
- Wwhy the solution of other system does work/why it
doesn't work?
High level "manifesto" points
- natural feeling ui
- few user interruptions
- settings always correct for what i'm doing now
- right level of mono/multitasking in different situations (complete
dedication to a task vs listening mucic/glancing over news items while working)
- ...
User scenarios
- working on a document while talking about it
- doing a presentation
- doing a call
- ...
Define sub task
Define sub tasks of the "manifesto" points, more deltailed, but still not regarding implementation
Tasks examples
Organic ui
- transitions
- realistic light effects
- ...
Efficience in doing tasks
- think in steps required to do a task: not just in "launching applications" that is just an aspect of it
- what is and what should be the boundary between what is an app and what is the workspace
- generic "information flow" of everything that i see on the screen: includes applications switching, not limited to it
Activities
- what are the scenarios and the problem they are designed to solve
- what are the ui-wise problems in them right now?
- A possible one: gulf of execution (Info)
- How to reduce it?
Hardware integration
- when to turn on/off bluetooth, audio level, camera?
- what to do if i attach a screen? a beamer?
- what to do if i disconnect to office wifi and connect to home wifi?
- ...
Others
Planning for implementation
- Write an updated version of what is now "ways of the plasma", ui guidelines etc
- identify where the work has to be done for an abstract task item:
- bluedevil
- libplasma
- qml components
- tasks applet
- actual coding/documenting/coding tasks up for grab ;)