[hermes] UI modification for Hermes

Chuck Hagenbuch chuck at horde.org
Thu Jan 11 09:12:15 PST 2007


Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:

>>>> 2. After adding a time the page should be re-directed to *My
>>>> Time*.Currently after updating the time, the page is edirected to *My
>>>> Time*. I would suggest the same feature in the case of *New Time*
>>>
>>> I know that Chuck changed this by intention, because it allows to
>>> easily enter several time entries one after the other. And it sounds
>>> like this is a common scenario for your users too.
>>
>> Now the case is that after adding a time, the page remains as such
>> with the message: "Time is successfully added". But then, as the same
>> screen appears most people think that it's not submitted and press the
>> *submit* button again. This will eventually result in duplication.
>> It's true that a message appears on top of the page, but the common
>> people won't notice it. I strongly feel that the page should be
>> re-directed after successful addition.
>
> I agree, it's a bit unintuitive. Chuck, do you have any strong  
> feelings about changing this?

Yes. Until there's a quicker method of entering time, esp. repeated  
similar blocks, this behavior is part of what makes Hermes usable for  
me.

-chuck

-- 
"we are plastered to the windshield of the bus that is time." - Chris


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