#374: UX feedback on fedmenu
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Reporter: ralph | Owner:
Type: UX/Interaction Research and Design | Status: new
Priority: medium | Severity: Moderately
Keywords: | Involved
Blocking: | Blocked By:
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I [
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/design-
team/2015-February/007092.html wrote to the list] about this back in
February, but @mattdm [
https://github.com/fedora-infra/fedmenu/issues/4
filed a ticket on the project] to touch base with the design team again,
which is smart. It probably could use another round of conversation.
Note that we are
[
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Infrastructure/FY16_frontend
almost done installing the shim] on all of our apps, which is *awesome*
but it doesn't mean that we're locked into the way that it current looks,
feels, or behaves at all. The shim just includes the js resource and
makes a call to initialize it. We can rewrite the js/css to do anything
we like (even if that something is "nothing"). :)
Questionnaire answers:
* Timeline (when do you need the mockups / research data by? Is there a
release or specific timeline you're targeting?)
No specific timeline. I'd like to evolve this chrome over time.
* Who's the developer writing the code? (IRC nick + email + wiki profile
page URL)
threebean, ralph(a)fp.o,
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ralph
* Are you trying to make a pre-existing app better? We will work with you
to determine the best methodologies to get you to that goal.
Kind of. See more below.
* What is the application name?
fedmenu
* How can we access it? (URL or package name / installer link, test user
login information, screenshots, etc.)
There is a demo page at
http://threebean.org/fedmenu
It is already deployed on some apps:
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Infrastructure/FY16_frontend
* Give us an elevator pitch for this application - What problem does it
solve? What does it do, why would someone use it?
It aims to give a common feel to all our FI web applications with as
little developer effort as possible. (We should work to do the high-
effort things next).
* Who uses this application? For example, is it aimed primarily at
developers? Is it a command line tool used on headless servers? Is it an
interactive web application aimed at desktop users with non-expert
technical expertise?
Any visitor to Fedora web applications. I think these are primarily
contributors.. but they are contributors of all kinds.
* What are the main competitors to your app?
Two that I can think of:
1) a full on redesign of all of our apps individually that gives them a
common look and feel (huge effort)
2) a rewrite of all of our apps into one app that has a unified look and
feel (huge effort)
* Are you trying to build a brand-new application?
Kinda. It is a javascript shim that is kind of like its own application.
But it is small and client-side only and different from all our other apps
in the usual ways.
* Is there any testing or development code available? How can we access
it? (URL or package name / installer link, test user login information,
screenshots, etc.)
Check out
1)
https://github.com/fedora-infra/fedmenu for the source
2)
http://threebean.org/fedmenu/ for a demo
3)
https://apps.fedoraproject.org/datagrepper/raw?user=adamwill&package=...
for a live example
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