Re: [Usability] Cross-Desktop UI Pattern Library

[Kirk Bridger <kbridger shaw ca>]

 The more I've looked at this issue the less I think that simply 
creating YAPL (yet another pattern library) is the solution.  Gnome has 
few unique patterns - or am I wrong there?  That might be a good 
discussion point actually.  And then involve KDE/XFCE/etc.  Are there 
really unique patterns or simply visual implementations of patterns?

It might also be interesting to know more about the decision behind 
changing the format of the HIG to a pattern library - was that 
documented/linked anywhere?  Forgive me if I missed the reference.

You say you'll be getting to this imminently - can we somehow coordinate 
a rich discussion?  IRC?  Email?  Wiki?  Time might be my worst enemy 
right now, but I want to move forward with your momentum.

Not sure how best to proceed.  Thoughts and suggestions welcome from 
interested parties!

Kirk



On 10/12/2010 03:59 AM, Calum Benson wrote:
> On 28 Sep 2010, at 16:58, Kirk Bridger wrote:
>
> > Thanks Calum - I saw that last week sometime and it has given me pause.  I'm working through these questions in my work and I'm starting to refine my proposal.  Pattern library shouldn't really be the "top-level" of the hierarchy as I had suggested.
> >
> > I'd like some more time to refine things and come back with something a little more thought out.  Are we working with any deadlines or milestones that I should plan around?
> Nothing that formal yet (unfortunately).  I think we'd hoped to have a solid set of patterns ready to coincide with the 3.0 release, but we don't have a list of what those are yet.  And at this stage, given available resources, I certainly wouldn't expect us to have anything that you might consider a usable replacement for the 2.x HIG in place until 3.2 at the earliest.
>
> I've been tied up with other stuff for the past few weeks, but I'm hoping to turn my attention back to pattern/HIG stuff fairly imminently.
>
> Cheeri,
> Calum.