Timeline for Where to place list filter controls?
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| May 3, 2011 at 12:50 | comment | added | Lode | You're right there. I've added a mockup which places the emphasis more clearly. The dropdowns were just a first idea and you can easily play with this emphasis and layout more. I think the main point is to look in the direction of using filters as the main flow. As, indeed, that is actually what a lot of novice users are used to. | |
| May 3, 2011 at 12:46 | history | edited | Lode | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
updated the mockup and added remark about the original mockups
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| May 3, 2011 at 8:59 | comment | added | agib | +1 for the idea & mockup :) I'm not very fond of tree views myself, because they tend to be confusing (when large) and the interaction tends to be fiddly. An even stronger emphasis on search might be an appropriate approach, since users are so accustomed to web search. However, the many dropdowns in your mockup might be interpreted as being all mandatory. Also, with a lot of top-level pages a lot of dropdowns would be listed, which may appear daunting to users. Further, what would happen if the user needs to select a page not a direct child of the top-level page? Would another dropdown appear? | |
| May 3, 2011 at 8:00 | history | answered | Lode | CC BY-SA 3.0 |