Scooby User Preferences

Here are some sketches on how one could access the user preferences on Scooby. This is an open issue number 44 on the FRM.

Please remember this is a sketch so don't be hung up on the details in design, ie. no comments on the color, buttons, etc.

Should the User Preferences be accessable through a dialog box or on a preferences page?

• This is the current state of Scooby: Note the links at the top right corner
  
  

Dialog Box

Pros:

• Dialog box can make the appication look good, especialy for small forms, but they need to be executed well or they become VERY frustrating
• The focus is on the same page without jumping back and forth from page to page.

Cons:

• Limited amount of space and may be difficult to cram a lot of information as the product grows
• If the dialog box cannot be moved or closed, it can really frustrate the user

Preferences Page

Pros:

• Wow. Look at all the white space. Remember though, as the product grows there will be more space in the preferences area and development/design won't be confined to a small box.
• A larger set of preferences which may include changing the skin/color of the web application, working hours, language, holidays, subscriptions including public calendars or publishing the user's calendar, feedback etc.

Cons:

• Jumping to and from the calendar.

-- PriscillaChung - 19 Apr 2006