+1, great suggestion. -- æ
On 6/6/12 12:58 PM, "Anantha Kasetty" <anantha.kase...@citrix.com> wrote: >Customizable display columns in the UI. I don't want to hover over each >of the VM to get the information that I am interested in. I want to have >the ability to add a column (Say TemplateID) to the VM instance display >and I should have the ability to sort on that column. Any information that >is displayed on the details page of an item should be available at the >summary page too as an column. With this I can scan visually to find out >related information on all VMs without hovering or clicking on each item. >This applies to all pages where we display information (VMs, Storage, >Network, hosts, clusters and so on). > > > >regards, >Anantha Kasetty > > > > > > > > > > > >On 6/6/12 12:49 PM, "Pranav Saxena" <pranav.sax...@citrix.com> wrote: > >>Forgot to attach the image . Here's the link to the Quick View for a VM. >>Please give your suggestions for the same. >>http://wiki.cloudstack.org/download/attachments/3572012/cs_usability.jpg >> >> >>Regards, >>Pranav >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Pranav Saxena [mailto:pranav.sax...@citrix.com] >>Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 1:07 AM >>To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org >>Subject: RE: CloudStack UIX >> >>Hi everyone, >> >>[UI developer here] >> >>I also agree that the tree structure was one of the most appealing >>aspects of cloudstack 2.0 . It gives an overview of the architecture >>straight away without navigating deeply into the UI , leading to lesser >>number of clicks as well compared to the current scenario where the user >>has to navigate through Infrastructure -> Zones-> then finally to the >>Compute and Storage tab. However , adding more and more drop down menus >>to display whatsoever parameters like (network/storage/Routers/Services >>etc) on the main UI would render it more cluttered in a way. I mean you >>got to make a compromise somewhere. >> >>Another brilliant idea which Sonny came up with was that of a quick View >>for a VM where just hovering over the instance name could display the >>parameters/functionalities/tasks associated with a VM . This would >>definitely minimize the number of clicks as well where the end user can >>perform multiple tasks from the same window, also reducing the extent of >>unnecessary navigation.( Attached the image for the same) . Please have a >>look and give suggestions for the same. >> >>Sonny can elaborate more on the UI-plugin architecture which has been >>planned as an upcoming requirement. >> >>Regards, >>Pranav >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Alex Huang [mailto:alex.hu...@citrix.com] >>Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:51 AM >>To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org >>Subject: RE: CloudStack UIX >> >>> We've thought of adding more toolbar 'quick links' or possibly >>> keyboard shortcuts for frequent users to access their commonly-used >>>functionality. >>> Ideally these could be customizable and stored in user preferences. >>> Any other ideas? >> >>I think a simple collapsible tree view would be very helpful. It should >>look like other management consoles. Take a look at vcenter or >>xencenter. >> >>--Alex >> >
