Plasma/Workspace Sprint

Methodology

Current vision

• current vision, ideas, concepts and terminology: are we thinking the same thing when we say a term?
• identify user scenarios, what do you want to do, why and in what situation

in the machine (example: being at work on a document while discussing about it simultaneously on email, chat and audio call)

• what in current suituation of things matches with this?
• what doesn't?
• Try to answer the problem without looking at other answers..

  "because it works on OSX" or even "because it works on Plasma Desktop" are not valid answers ;)

• Thinking instead for a moment about the other solutions: why the solution of other system does work/why it doesn't work?

High level "manifesto" points

• natural feeling ui
• few user interruptions
• settings always correct for what i'm doing now
• right level of mono/multitasking in different situations (complete

dedication to a task vs listening mucic/glancing over news items while working)

• ...

User scenarios

• working on a document while talking about it
• doing a presentation
• doing a call
• ...

Define sub task

Define sub tasks of the "manifesto" points, more deltailed, but still not regarding implementation

Tasks examples

Organic ui

• transitions
• realistic light effects
• ...

Efficience in doing tasks

• think in steps required to do a task: not just in "launching applications" that is just an aspect of it
• what is and what should be the boundary between what is an app and what is the workspace
• generic "information flow" of everything that i see on the screen: includes applications switching, not limited to it

Activities

• what are the scenarios and the problem they are designed to solve
• what are the ui-wise problems in them right now?
• A possible one: gulf of execution (Info)
• How to reduce it?

Hardware integration

• when to turn on/off bluetooth, audio level, camera?
• what to do if i attach a screen? a beamer?
• what to do if i disconnect to office wifi and connect to home wifi?
• ...

Others

...

Planning for implementation

• Write an updated version of what is now "ways of the plasma", ui guidelines etc
• identify where the work has to be done for an abstract task item:
  • bluedevil
  • libplasma
  • qml components
  • tasks applet
• actual coding/documenting/coding tasks up for grab ;)

Useful readings

• http://www.andrewschechterman.com/AndrewSchechterman/Qi_Fa_files/UX%20Glossary.pdf
• http://cyborganthropology.com/UX_Glossary
• http://blog.usabilla.com/the-usability-abc-part-2/#more-3075
• http://uxmag.com/