[Design Team] #374: UX feedback on fedmenu

#374: UX feedback on fedmenu -----------------------------------------------+--------------------------- Reporter: ralph | Owner: Type: UX/Interaction Research and Design | Status: new Priority: medium | Severity: Moderately Keywords: | Involved Blocking: | Blocked By: -----------------------------------------------+--------------------------- 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 -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/374> Design Team <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Design> Fedora Design Team