Voice (and Video)

[Peter Hajas]

New to the list, but I thought I'd share my views. I think part of the versatility of Adium is its theme-ability, users can customize it to look like what they're interested in.

Should this be the same for the voice/video UI? We have Contact List styles, Message window styles, should we have a sort of "AV Styles" option or something similar?

I also echo Chris's sentiments: it might not be ideal for certain displays (11" MacBook Air comes to mind)

Just my $.02

Peter

On Feb 2, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Christopher Forsythe wrote:

> That seems like it'd not fit on some screens easily.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Jacobo Tarragón Cros <jacobo.tarragon at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there!
> 
> I made a mockup to show how I would like adium to address this new UI.
> In my opinion Adium should go for the obvious and familiar, and that means Quicktime controls. I don't see having the video frame inside the chat window as a bad idea, as chatting while videoconferencing is quite often.
> 
> I didn't put any time in the icons, but you get the idea:
> show/hide my own window --- microphone volumne --- microphone mute --- video mute --- detach to popup --- fullscreen.
> The X on the corner would end the call, but this might be achieved by the toolbar button also.
> 
> I think the video frame should resize along with the chat window, and the chat display would scroll if it's needed.
> 
> Hope this adds to the discussion,
> 
> cheers!
> 
> 
> 2011/1/31 George Lambrou <georgelambrou721 at gmail.com>
> 
> On Jan 25, 11, at 8.25 pm, Evan Schoenberg, M.D. wrote:
> 
>> I think one thing we need to address is whether we intend for voice/video to be a part of the text chat window or whether it's always an independent thing.  The black HUD appearance George showed here could be really cool as a separate floating window, but I don't know if it would fit in with a standard messaging window (at least as it currently appears).
> 
> Alterations can always be made, and I think I'm going to go back and retouch the aesthetic a bit anyway, to better fit with the rest of OS X (the Lion issue again).
> 
>> Could you explain what you mean by the slider grip acting as mute button?
> 
> If the user were to click and hold the slider grip, they could drag it around, change the volume as normal. If they just click on it, though, it acts as a button, muting that volume. Although, since the release of FaceTime for Mac, I'm wondering whether even having those sliders on the window is necessary at all; FaceTime does a brilliant job of video chat, without the need for them. Hiding them somewhere could work, too, but it might be something to consider to ditch them entirely.
> 
>> The decibel level within the slider itself is an inspired dual-purposing of the control.  Out of curiosity, have you seen that done somewhere else, or is that a new UI paradigm?
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> The volume slider taskbar item in Windows 7. Sure, it's from Microsoft, but when I saw it, I thought it was a good idea, one that would be really well suited to this purpose. That's okay, right?
> 
>>> Floating Window Mode: <snip>
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>> 
>> I would expect close to end the call, I think... I'd handle redocking via drag-and-drop, just as we can redock tabs that have been pulled into other windows or new windows.
> 
> I was unsure about what the close button should do as well. My reasoning behind making it a redocking control was that as the floating bar would be part of a multi-window setup, closing the bar would be different from closing the application; Adium would still be running, and the user might just want to cut down on the number of windows they'd have open. If they were to close the floating window, the chat could still continue without cluttering up the user's desktop, similar to closing the iTunes window when you know you're just gonna leave it playing for an hour or two. And of course, redocking via drag and drop would be there too.
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>>> <I have more>
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>> I'd love to see them, and here is definitely the most appropriate place.
> 
> I just posted a new mockup in the Message Window Proposal thread for the team's review.
> 
> George Lambrou
> 
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