[Engine-devel] Remove Comment column in main tabs

[Einav Cohen]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malini Rao" <mrao at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:06:17 AM
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eli Mesika" <emesika at redhat.com>
> > To: "Mike Kolesnik" <mkolesni at redhat.com>
> > Cc: "engine-devel" <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:05:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] Remove Comment column in main tabs
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Kolesnik" <mkolesni at redhat.com>
> > > To: "engine-devel" <engine-devel at ovirt.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 8:44:34 AM
> > > Subject: [Engine-devel] Remove Comment column in main tabs
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > When the comment RFE was added (in 3.3), there was also a column added to
> > > many main tabs.
> > > 
> > > I would like to propose to get rid of the column (which can only house
> > > one
> > > icon or no icon),
> > > and instead if there's a comment on an entity just display the icon with
> > > the
> > > tooltip adjacent to the name.
> > > 
> > > In this case the icon should probably be scaled down a bit since its
> > > huge.
> > > 
> > > I think this would be a good alternative and save us some valued screen
> > > real
> > > estate.
> > > 
> > > Thoughts, opinions?
> > 
> > +1
> 
> +1. But isn't there a limitation on appending an icon to a column that
> already has content? Also to fully consider pros and cons - if it is
> possible, we have to think of where to append this icon - prefix or suffix.
> If we prefix, then it is likely that some names will be preceded by 2 icons
> because many of our lists have an icon already in the first column. If it is
> suffixed, the relative position on the icon will change based on how long
> the name is and if the object names tend to be long, then potentially, the
> icon is taking some room away.

see attached two options (both comparing the current state and a suggested 
state in the VMs main tab) - not sure which one Mike had in mind. 
option #1 is easy to implement while option #2, as Malini mentioned, may 
be more difficult to implement. 
also need to keep in mind that the today, the comment column real-estate is 
taken mostly by the column title; therefore if we lose the title, we should 
indicate in some other manner that this is the comment field of the object 
(e.g. within the tooltip - also demonstrated in the attached). 

> 
> Also worth considering is the fact that if we prefix the icon only on the
> rows where it is needed, it will be in a position that will definitely grab
> attention. So, it may be worthwhile to see if this is the icon that we
> should place here or if there is any other icon that deserves this attention
> in a consistent manner across entities.
> 
> While on the topic, it will also be a great idea IMHO to take a look at our
> various lists and see what columns are actually valuable for a default
> display. I think we are working on adding the ability to select columns for
> display and so the columns that we remove can be added back in by users when
> they want but do not sit there taking up room permanently. If anyone has
> ideas on what the default columns should be for one or many of the lists in
> our product, do send it to me. I will be willing to compile and consolidate
> the list and then post it back to the group for consideration.
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Mike
> > > 
> > > 
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