Re: [Tails-ux] Privacy Popovers

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Author: Alan
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To: tails-ux
Subject: Re: [Tails-ux] Privacy Popovers
Hi,

On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:49:41 -0700
Spencer <spencerone@???> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Attached [0] are what the Privacy popovers could look and function like;
> please review :)
>

Great job.

> I followed the current GNOME conventions and used the current Tails
> content, making minimal updates as needed.
>

I'm not sure about the dialog to select the type of privacy setting.
"While dialogs can be an effective way to disclose additional controls
or information, they can also be a source of interruption for the user.
For this reason, always question whether a dialog is necessary, and
work to avoid the situations in which they are required." [1]. Perhaps
a menu/popover could replace it? Else, gnome-control-center has solved
a similar problem with a dialog, so it may not be so bad.

1: https://developer.gnome.org/hig/stable/dialogs.html.en

Other issue, I think that displaying the full list of available options
upfront, rahter than having a drop down list would smooth the user
experience by letting the user view the options and avoiding an
unnecessary click

> We need to decide if, and when, arrows will be used on popovers. I
> mixed it up and used arrows on editing and no arrows on adding; maybe
> this is good.
>

Popovers always have arrows, else they are dialogs. But perhaps on
adding we should use a dialog (see above)

> We need to decide if 'Network Configuration' needs a more representative
> switch label; 'On'/'Off' isn't very clear.
>

I think all On/Off choices would be better selected by a Switch [2]

2: https://developer.gnome.org/hig/stable/switches.html.en

> We need to decide to what extent people can configure bridge, firewall,
> and proxy settings while in the 'Network Configuration' section of the
> Greeter. The popover for 'Network Configuration' (in the attached
> image) is not as functional as it needs to be and knowing more will help
> resolve the issues. However, if desired, for now, we can easily have
> the two button options like in the current Greeter.
>

I'm not sure if we can easily let the user choose more at the greeter
stage. For now I think we should keep the two buttons, but I'll discuss
with other developers to think about what would be feasible. What do
you imagine you'd like to see there?

Cheers