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Re: [OM] TOPE Gallery Open Issues 01-10-13

Subject: Re: [OM] TOPE Gallery Open Issues 01-10-13
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:19:11 -0800
On 1/11/2013 6:48 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Is everybody pretty comfortable with the thumbnail size as the
> universal setting for the gallery? Is it behaving satisfactorily? Is
> the overall experience positive?

Someone, in the small blizzard of emails, suggested getting more 
people/galleries of each page of the list of 
members/galleries. A smaller thumbnail size and less info about the gallery 
could make that happen.

Really, if you think about it, a one page list of names would be sufficient for 
finding the gallery desired from that 
page. I recall from the last iteration of ZX gallery trying to remember "Which 
page is 'Joe Blow' on?", so I wouldn't 
have to click through a bunch to find it. "Click, scan, click, scan, click, 
scan ..." A waste of time and attention - 
and simply annoying.

I advocate a smaller thumbnail for those pages and, if possible, less info. Are 
date, a repeat of the owner name, size 
and views needed at this level? We are already up to five pages. Make 
navigation too much trouble, and fewer people will 
bother. Ease of use is very important.

For example, how would a three column layout of small thumbnail, member name 
and 'new' flag work. 30 per page, without 
scrolling? And how about scrolling, as it grows? Better for tablets.

Should it be alphabetical?

I'm not suggesting you should go out and bust your pick right now. Getting it 
solid and stable is the first priority. 
But making it easier, more transparent, to use, is a good medium term goal.

Navigator Moose

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