[Design] Sidebar Collection icon treatments

[Priscilla Chung]

On Feb 21, 2006, at 10:50 AM, Mimi Yin wrote:

> Priscilla: Yes absolutely. Could you elaborate on the specific  
> steps you took to try and delete the collection? This is a really  
> interesting scenario.

So when I click on a collection or two (see visual attached). The  
first this I want to do is right click to delete. Currently it does  
not do that in Chandler 0.6.1.
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So then I go under the edit menu and the 'delete' is grey-ed out.

Then I only select one collection, go under the edit menu and see  
'delete collection'.


> Heh, I tried the eye as well, and I gave up because I couldn't get  
> it to look right (as in same illustration style as the collection  
> icons - they all looked like Lisa Simpson), but that's not a good  
> reason to not use the concept! It's just hard. ;o)

> I also tried using a thumb-tack. It might communicate "stuckness"  
> or "persistent selection" even better than an eye? In reality,  
> selecting a collection is "viewing it". "Checking it off" is  
> "viewing it forever"...or at least until you decide to "uncheck" it  
> again.

Yup. coming up with visually appealing icons is a full time job in  
itself. I can help to re-explore and draw up some icons with  
you....and hopefully in time find some contributors who are  
interested in coming up with visually appealing icon set that makes  
sense??? ; )

> Huh, that's a good idea. But might feel weird in more complicated  
> scenarios. (ie. I have 1 collection "checked off", and 1 collection  
> NOT "checked off", but selected.)
>
Think of how you use the palettes in photoshop. Something can be  
visible, not visible, but still selected? Well in any case, this  
might be something to put in-front of users to see how complicated it  
is to understand. (Visual: I can still select even though it's  
unchecked, is this not the same 'weird' behavior you're talking about?)
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-Priscilla