[Design] [cosmo] Styleguide updates

[Priscilla Chung]

Forwarding continued discussion. ;)

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> From: Priscilla Chung <priscilla at osafoundation.org>
> Date: May 10, 2007 6:42:09 PM PDT
> To: Mimi Yin <mimi at osafoundation.org>
> Subject: Re: Cosmo Styleguide
>
> Looks supa dupa! A few comments in line:
>
> On May 10, 2007, at 5:08 PM, Mimi Yin wrote:
>
>> Should we post to the list? and assuming no one has issues, start  
>> producing the art?
> Yes, but let me link your mock up to the 0.7 spec first. So that  
> all the mock ups are all found on the same wiki page.
>
>> Here's a new pass with the changes we talked about:
>> + Rework timezone/subscribe header area
> Ah, I realize now why I put the subscribe drop down list below the  
> sign up etc, it was because it made a horizontal line w/ the time  
> zone drop down list.
>
> I realize the reason you mentioned about users wanting to just move  
> the data out to the desktop—and it's less prominent below the sign  
> up. I guess it's a bit of, do we want users to sign up for Hub or  
> if they already have the desktop, then it shouldn't be lost on them  
> to find this subscribe drop down list. Agreed it's really a small  
> issue and would not make a big deal about it either way. Though if  
> I were to make a choice, I think I would flip it back, but keep the  
> bold +font size 'Sign up!'. That's not an image right?
>
>> + Get rid of plus icon, replace with Add text underneath
> Looks great. We'll probably need to make that text in the blue  
> link. I know Matthew will harp on that one. ;)
>
>> + Streamline NOW/LATER/DONE buttons
> Excellent!
>
>> + Make buttons a middle-grey
> Looks good. But when the button is in the down state, the gradient  
> goes from top = dark, bottom = light. I can't tell in the view  
> selector which one is the selected. Or are you saying in the view  
> selector, the dashboard is actually in a 'normal' state, so it  
> looks like it can be pushed?
>
> If you were trying to just whip this up fast, then no big deal—send  
> it out first and we'll fix the details in the final file. ;)
>
>> + Darker outline for RO (Rollover) effect
> Looks good!
>
>> + Flatten out selected sort column header
> I know we agreed to this, but I'm sorta indifferent to it  
> currently. Maybe because it's over the triage states?  We'll leave  
> it as it, it's just looking weird to me.
>
>> + Rework dialog
> Looks good! In the style guide, it might be good to indicate  
> exactly the position from the top left corner to the top left  
> corner of the dialog—where it's position in the window. That all  
> dialogs are positioned centered or a few pixels higher on the on  
> the app., 'cause optically your eye will always make things look  
> like it's not centered, even when it is.
>
>>
>> Additionally, I've also tweaked the blue link and selection  
>> highlight colors so that they're not so they don't compete with  
>> the red dog as much...
>
> Ah, I meant to ask about this but didn't think about it till  
> recently—the link color you chose, is it ok for color blind ppl? I  
> realize this is a random issue since the app does not currently  
> display visited links. You see, Bear had pegged me once, so you  
> know…it's Bear! ;) In any case, picking a happy medium from a list  
> here might be useful in case we need to show active vs. visited  
> etc.: http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/BlueChart.html
>>
>> http://wiki.osafoundation.org/Journal/CosmoStyleGuide#LatestMockup
>>
>> I've also updated the Sign-up Workflow with the Instructions page.
>> (I know the buttons and logo are all wrong, but I don't know that  
>> it's worth fixing it for all the screens.)
> No need to fix all the screens, but we may want to fix the  
> activation page I mocked up—if you want the logo on the top left or  
> centered. The button will be standard w/ the existing button  
> templates you did.
>
> http://wiki.osafoundation.org/Journal/ 
> SignUpForAnAccountForOtherCalendaringClients#GatewayPage
>
>
>> http://wiki.osafoundation.org/Journal/CosmoSignUpWorkflow
> + user types in 'http://hub.chandlerproject.org
> + probably don't need the 'for one' text, sign up is fine.
> + #2 sign up dialog which overlaps the login
> + Last step, user is not taken to log in page, but is logged in  
> automatically after email verification (I hope, that's what I spec- 
> ed out). =)
>
>> Questions:
>> + Do we need a Mousedown state?
> Yes. See file I had sent earlier.
>
>> + Do we want to do a copy review and make sure we're using  
>> consistent language across both Hub and Desktop?
> Yes!!!!!
>
> LMK if you have any questions. Thanks Mimi, this is awesome work!
> -Priscilla

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