[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Browser client dev log update / feedback request on grids

[Bill Erickson]

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Jason Etheridge <jason at esilibrary.com>wrote:

> > I just posted a wordy update to the browser client dev log with a call
> for
> > input on how we build our UI grids (tables, lists, etc.).  See the first
> > section titled "User Interface Grids / Tables".  This particular
> component
> > will be used heavily, so I want to make sure we explore all options
> before
> > we pick a path.
>
> Bill, one thing I liked about the XUL lists is the standard set of
> "list actions", like exporting to a file in CSV format, printing,
> invoking the clipboard, etc.  I'm not sure what other folks think.
> I'm also not advocating for you to expose such options in any
> particular way.  Folks may want them to be a mix-in/overlay to
> interface-specific menus for each list, or some icon next to a column
> picker icon, etc.
>

Good points, Jason, and I agree we should keep (most of) these.  Though I'm
assuming features like exporting, printing, persistence, and custom menus
will have to built by us, regardless of the underlying markup, it's a good
idea to air everything in case it may affect the outcome.

Regarding the clipboard, though, I'm really hoping users can copy/paste
directly from the page so we can avoid the extra step of launching a
clipboard selector.

Note to self: related to copy/paste, this is a good reason to avoid
double-click-on-row-opens-data actions in grids (like I did with the patron
search UI in the prototype), since double-click is the fastest way to
select a string of text for copy...

-b

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