Per some of DM's wonderful suggestions, there is a new rev available (with a smaller image for people using dialup modems (David)). :) Thanks for all who commented:
http://crosswire.org/~scribe/papyriedit/transcribeLevel1.jsp PS. I realize the workspace links don't do anything yet. PPS. I still don't have IE readily available, so I've probably diverged even more from IE saneness. Anyone with HTML/CSS artistic design perfectionism is encouraged to submit a replacement for the sad styles and div structure. -Troy. DM Smith wrote: > Looks good under Mac's Safari, but needs help for a crippled, one > button mouse! > > Some comments and thoughts, realizing that much of what I mention > might be due to the developmental nature of the prototype: > When it first comes up the image is in blue. Clicking on "Edit" > removed the blue. And it never came back. > > There are no zoom controls available with a 1-button mouse. > There should be another way to do it. > Also, should be present as an "assistive" technology for those that > don't use a mouse for input. > > The mouse would do well to change as the mouse moves over points of > interest and be an appropriate pointer. For example, > [Pan] [Edit] always show the text insertion cursor. As these are > button placeholders, it will probably change naturally. > When the mouse is over a box it could become a location sensitive > grow or move cursor. > > I'm not sure how the "box" is supposed to be used. > Is it to surround each word in turn or each line or each letter? > You might change "Button" wording to indicate the operation, > "Previous Word", "Next Word". > Is the ordering of the boxes important? > If it is each line, it would be good to add "Next Line" > When the image is zoomed such that the right edge of the current box > is near or past the edge, adding a box "after" positions the box in > such a way that it is not obvious what happened. > Also, the canvas seems to be infinitely bigger than the image. > It might be nice to ensure that part of the image is always on > the > canvas. > It might be nice to border the image on the canvas. > It might be nice to constrain the box to the image. > > My guess is that the box is to surround each word. If so, I would > find it easier to box each line and then draw a line between each > word. Then adding a box would be a "Line Tool" and splitting a box > with a line would be a "Word Tool" I don't know if there would be a > need for a "Vertical Line Tool" and a "Horizontal Line Tool" but if > so there might be a Text orientation choice. > > If it is to be a line of letters, then I would want a "Line Tool", > "Word Tool" and a "Letter Tool" > There should be some assistive way to create a box without the mouse. > (I'd rather use a keyboard exclusively if I could) > I think it might be neat that as letters are typed for a "Word" that > the "Word" box is automatically subdivided into equally sized > regions, which can later be adjusted. > It would be cool that when a box is not active that the typed text is > visible in the box, perhaps with text autosized to the dimensions of > the box but tunable by the user, giving an easy way to compare. > > Anyway, enough rambling. > > -- DM > > > > On Sep 6, 2006, at 1:31 AM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: > >> Been slow going still, but have updated the demo a little. It uses >> something more interesting: P46, page 1, recto. >> >> It now auto-zooms the image to the width of your browser, on load. >> You >> can still use the mouse-wheel to zoom as you'd like. >> >> New boxes duplicate the dimensions of the last box and are initially >> positioned to something sane based on which (before/after) link was >> clicked. >> >> You can actually type the letter on your keyboard to perform the >> transcription (provided you can switch to a Unicode keyboard IME-- >> works >> in GNOME). >> >> The current image is about 6 megs, so it might take a little while to >> load the page. Something in production would probably initially >> load a >> lower res images until zoom level required more... but this is just a >> concept app. >> >> I think I still need to redo the design to work well in IE. >> >> Anyway, have a look if you're interested. >> >> http://crosswire.org/~scribe/papyriedit/transcribeLevel1.jsp >> >> -Troy. >> >> >> >> Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >>> Just added support for the [Add After] button. >>> >>> David, could you try adding and sizing a few region boxes, and >>> then use >>> your mouse wheel to zoom the image in and out? On my copy of IE, the >>> boxes neither position themselves nor size correctly with the image. >>> >>> -Troy. >>> >>> http://crosswire.org/~scribe/papyriedit/transcribeLevel1.jsp >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> In a message dated 8/12/2006 11:56:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>>> >>>> http://crosswire.org/~scribe/papyriedit/transcribeLevel1.jsp >>>> >>>> I loaded the page in IE-7 beta 2, it shows "Level 1 >>>> Transcription" and a >>>> shadowed rock shape, with controls for [pan] and [edit], and >>>> links to >>>> _load_ and _save_. When I use the browser's Zoom In and Zoom Out, >>>> everything is smooth. >>>> >>>> Peace, >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ---- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
