[mb-users] "Edit All" - Is it problematic to understand?

[Don Redman]

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:55:30 +0200, Age Bosma wrote:

> Stefan Kestenholz wrote:
>>> The following would be sufficient imo:
>>> - Move the artist checkboxes to a separate column.
>>  i've discussed that in length with donredman yesterday, and he had to
>> agree that it wouldn't make things much clearer to move the boxes
>> away.

Um, just to get that straight: I agreed that this is a tricky issue. I  
think they should not be in the same coloumn, but I really do not have a  
good idea how else to do it.

>> inhouseuk argued in other cases that it takes too much mouse
>> movement on some of the new pages to the actions you want to. well, if
>> we moved the checkboxes to the column where the track times are on the
>> track names row, you'd have to move back and forth over the whole
>> lenght of the trackname fiellds.

I do not think that is a problem. If people know "editng is on the right,  
deleting on the left" that'll be clear and they'll know what to do.

>>  [x] [track name]                                  [track time]
>>      {icon} track artist name (resolution) [x]

>>   if it however were added to another column, then the display would be
>> very jagged, like:
>>  [x]       [track name]
>>      [x] {icon} track artist name (resolution)

I agree, that one would be really ugly.


> What about:
>   [track name]        [track time] [x] Remove
>   [track artist name]              [x] Change

I like this one. It is much clearer since the checkbox is labelled with  
the action it will cause. Then it is not problem that they are in the same  
coloumn

If horizontal space is a problem, then I'd agree that removing the links  
to past/open edits is ok. A flag that warns you that there are open edits  
to the track would be really useful (but out of reach right now, I  
suppose). Otherwise a simple link (or info box) above the whole table  
should be enough IMO. Like "You might want to check for open edits to this  
release/its tracks. Or check all past edits".

   DonRedman

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