07-16-2021, 10:10 PM
Strike 1.
Turns out I'm not liking the new layout, the widgets are cool but not for this application. I've been feeling this way for the last couple weeks and the dosing pumps was the final nail.
Problem was the views within a widget could be different sizes so a user would be constantly adjusting the size of the widget when making a change. That was a problem with schedules and light modes so I added auto height as width was ok but dosing pumps the width also needed to be changed. With both auto width and height enabled other widgets would get pushed out of the way when one changed and this was very hard on the eyes. It also made it impossible to make a nice grid, it was starting to look like a Tetris game full of holes. I also didn't like the fact everything wasn't right in front of you and a few other minor details.
It's a little sad with all the work I put in but I get to keep what I learned, the important thing is getting this right the first time, the whole idea is ease of use. Let me know your thoughts on the change.
As far as setback maybe a couple weeks max, all the systems are still usable it's just a matter of updating the website which is well underway and some things can wait till later and I'll just use what I have.
This is the new look and it's working, feels familiar.
![[Image: dashboard2.png]](https://www.robo-tank.ca/pictures/screenshots_app/Updated_Version/dashboard2.png)
This is optimized for 1366 x 768 pixels, that's the size of image above but it does adjust for different screen sizes. From here it adds or removes extra columns and rows as display size changes.
The header (top row) and footer (bottom menu) are fixed and always in view but the center content area is scrollable however no scroll bar is shown as it doesn't look good.
Overall I think this will be more intuitive vs the widget design and IMO it looks better.
Turns out I'm not liking the new layout, the widgets are cool but not for this application. I've been feeling this way for the last couple weeks and the dosing pumps was the final nail.
Problem was the views within a widget could be different sizes so a user would be constantly adjusting the size of the widget when making a change. That was a problem with schedules and light modes so I added auto height as width was ok but dosing pumps the width also needed to be changed. With both auto width and height enabled other widgets would get pushed out of the way when one changed and this was very hard on the eyes. It also made it impossible to make a nice grid, it was starting to look like a Tetris game full of holes. I also didn't like the fact everything wasn't right in front of you and a few other minor details.
It's a little sad with all the work I put in but I get to keep what I learned, the important thing is getting this right the first time, the whole idea is ease of use. Let me know your thoughts on the change.
As far as setback maybe a couple weeks max, all the systems are still usable it's just a matter of updating the website which is well underway and some things can wait till later and I'll just use what I have.
This is the new look and it's working, feels familiar.
This is optimized for 1366 x 768 pixels, that's the size of image above but it does adjust for different screen sizes. From here it adds or removes extra columns and rows as display size changes.
The header (top row) and footer (bottom menu) are fixed and always in view but the center content area is scrollable however no scroll bar is shown as it doesn't look good.
Overall I think this will be more intuitive vs the widget design and IMO it looks better.
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