Re: [Snowy] Mockups are up

[Sandy Armstrong <sanfordarmstrong gmail com>]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Jeff Fortin <nekohayo gmail com> wrote:
> Yeah, I thought that, at least in my mockup, I'd list only the pinned notes
> and not all recent notes, because:
>
> - It gets crowded quickly
>
> - I don't expect people to be editing multiple notes so fast that 2 clicks
> instead of 1 to switch between notes would be prohibitive (ie: clicking a
> "go back" button here seemed reasonable to me if it meant that we unclutter
> the UI a lot)
>
> - Sometimes the meaning of those notes appearing there can be unclear; at
> least pinned notes are pinned, we expect them here. But other notes? The
> user might wonder what is the criterion for their presence. Is it because
> they're new? Because they were edited recently? Because they are in the same
> notebook? Or is it all of the above? For what it's worth, that would make me
> a bit nervous without an "explanation".

The explanation could be as simple as "it's just like what Tomboy's
note menu shows".

I'm not saying our UI must mimic Tomboy's, but the menu is one of the
best features for rapid access to notes you probably want, and it
might be worth providing an identical experience in Snowy.

Sandy