[instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???

[Jon Schull]

You will find it in "my files" when you log in to box.net

Jon Schull      jon.schull at rit.edu    cell: 585-738-6696
Associate Professor         Rochester Institute of Technology




> From: Luc Nocente <ln at norpix.com>
> Reply-To: "instaviz-users at pixelglow.com" <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:38:20 -0500
> To: "instaviz-users at pixelglow.com" <instaviz-users at pixelglow.com>
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???
> 
> How do we access the exported file into www.box.net after export?
> 
>  
> Luc Nocente
> NorPix, Inc
> email:   ln at norpix.com
> Tel: 514-824-2517
> 1751 Richardson, suite 6117
> Montreal, Canada
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: instaviz-users-bounces at pixelglow.com
> [mailto:instaviz-users-bounces at pixelglow.com] On Behalf Of Richard Stahlhut
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 8:55 PM
> To: Instaviz Users
> Subject: Re: [instaviz-users] Fwd: Documentation???
> 
> How about this:
> 
> create very simple documentation in the form of several graphs -- one
> per major topic.  Since you can annotate edges, this should be do-
> able, even if a bit clunky for this purpose.
> 
> they are just graphs, so they are listed as graphs at the start up
> screen, like any other graph, and can be deleted whenever the user
> doesn't need them anymore.  of course, they can also accidentally
> change them too.    So not the optimal solution, maybe, but you could
> implement it fast.
> 
> the open source mind mapping tool FreeMind does something like this.
> 
> - Rick
> 
> 
> On Dec 15, 2008, at 8:36 PM, Daniel Sachs wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Dec 15, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Glen Low wrote:
>>> 
>>> I wanted to make Instaviz a discoverable app. Both my 9 year-old
>>> daughter and my wife picked it up within minutes and without too
>>> much training. Obviously it needs documentation but I suspect it's
>>> primarily for the harder-to-discover functions like delete and
>>> export and/or to get past the initial shock of a blank screen --
>>> then comes the question of how to insert this help without
>>> complicating the interface.
>>> 
>> 
>> I have an idea... there's room for a ? icon on the right side of the
>> title bar when you're editing a graph.
>> 
>> If selected, you could put up a page in the form:
>> 
>> How do I?
>> 
>> * Draw a shape
>> * Delete a shape
>> * ... other things that people may not know how to do
>> 
>> Why...
>> * Does my graph layout change when I connect nodes?
>> * Do my diamonds always come out as squares?
>> * ... other things that may potentially confuse people
>> 
>> When the buttons are tapped, put up a page that has a little FAQ-type
>> entry on how to do it / why Instaviz works in that way.
>> 
>> There's room for a ? icon in the Settings pages too, where you could
>> put a little blurb about what the various settings actually mean.
>> 
>> I think that having a ? icon that leads to a page of frequently asked
>> questions is both unobtrusive and absolutely discoverable.
>> 
>> dan
>> 
>> -- 
>> | Daniel Grobe Sachs      <dgsachs at nekito.net> |
>> | The time is gone, the song is over, thought  |
>> |        I'd something more to say...          |
>> 
>> 
>> 
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