[IxDA Discuss] Details of a Tree Widget

[Brad Noble]

I agree with Bret's suggestions.

It's justifiable to allow users to explore options, without changing
the active content.  This behavior is similar to triggering flyout or
dropdown menus.

Here are 2 online examples of obscuring the roots of active content:
- Google Calendar (you can move in the calendar at left without the
main area changing to reflect your exploration)
- Gmail (you can collapse the list of labels while also viewing the
result of having clicked a label)

Good luck!


On 4/4/07, Bret Hekking <bret.hekking at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...On the other hand, if you *do* want to keep showing C's content (and it
> sounds a bit as though you do), you could indicate that a child node beneath
> A is the 'selected' node, for example, if you start with:
> + A
> + B
> + C
>
> Then you expand node B a few levels, you may get:
> + A
> *- B*
> *  - B.1*
> *    - B.1.1
> *+ C
>
> ..using *bold* to indicate the path to your current selection.
>
> Then, if you collapse node B, you could leave node B bold, suggesting that
> the current node is a a child of B.
>
> + A
> *+ B*
> + C
>
> Finally, I'd recommend using breadcrumbs on your right-hand view to help
> disambiguate what's currently selected:
> ____________________________
> + A     | B > B.1 > B.1.1
> *+ B     |*
> + C     |
> ...       |
> ______|______________________
>
> Hope this makes sense.
>
> - Bret Hekking
>
>
> On 4/4/07, pauric <radiorental at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It seems from your description that only one label-content association can
> > be displayed at a time.  That would lead me to expect that if I collapsed
> > a
> > node, I also collapsed/hid the content relating to that node. Modal.
> >
> > My answer to your question:  The -/+ actions are associated with their
> > respective nodes. The content for A should be highlighted.
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