Memory Viewer Suggestions

Gordon Collett

Here is the current version of the new memory viewer seen when the family groups experiment is turned on:

I really like:

• The clean lines.
• The larger viewing area.
• That we can close the information panel completely and view the memory the full width of the screen.
• The new controls in the slider icon.

I would suggest the following:

• Having two tag people links one inch apart is redundant and wastes space in the side panel. The one in the side panel could be removed.
• The tagged people section is kind of a mix between open and closed. I would suggest having a fully "closed" version that still shows the most important information in the panel as shown below.
• The other most important information in the side panel is the Details section. This should also be open by default when first coming to the page but in a un-cluttered half open view that only shows the information, not the explanatory or editing text. I would not include the title in this half view as that is also redundant and also wastes space.
• Details are more important than Visibility. I would switch their order.

These four changes would make the memory viewer look like this when one first comes to it:

With these changes, people coming to see the memory can see everything they generally would want to see without needing to click on anything. Also, there is room for two more tagged people before needing to have the More link.