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Interesting concept and I think there's a great idea here buried behind some usability issues. Having an option to go top down might help, as would ability to
by devonbleak 4y ago
Interesting concept and I think there's a great idea here buried behind some usability issues.
Having an option to go top down might help, as would ability to collapse branches and maybe zoom out/in to get a broader overview and then focus on certain areas.
In the left-to-right view I had to scroll down to get to the root of the tree and I was confused what I was looking at until I saw that - ensuring that the root node is always visible on load would probably help a lot.
Seems like something D3 might be good at, making it more interactive instead of static svg?
- ColinWright 4y agoI've deliberately put the original thread running down the left with the discussions going off to the right, because that seems to be more usable for most people. Other options exist, I can just have it run as an ordinary tree from the top, but it's harder to find the "one true thread". I've used other more dynamic layout systems, but they tend to wobble about and give me motion sickness, or not do as well with the layout. There's a lot going on here. Yes, foldability, forcing layout, allowing people to move things around, I've tried all of these to the best of my ability, and other people have had a go, then given up and gone away. To do a decent job will require skill and time, neither of which I have. I am, as you might be able to tell, frustrated with this. I know very much how Ted Nelson feels. I have a vision, and I have neither the skillz to implement it, nor the ability to communicate it clearly to others. Yes, there are many things that can be done here.