On 29 May 2013 22:09, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
> On 29 May 2013 21:16, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
>>> Howdy all,
>>>
>>> Whilst at PGCon I briefly discussed with Stefan the idea of providing
>>> a jQuery-powered filtering system for the feature matrix. This is
>>> because it's becoming increasingly bloated.
>>>
>>> Prototype attached. This should have no effect on those who have
>>> Javascript disabled.
>>>
>>> Feedback welcome.
>>
>> A couple of things spring to mind:
>>
>> - I think it's more natural to have the checkboxes after the labels,
>> not before, e.g.
>>
>> 8.3 [x] 8.4 [x] 9.0 [x]
>>
>> (I actually found it quite off-putting having them the other way around).
>
> I agree as it happens.
>
>> - By default, perhaps we should only show supported versions and
>> betas/alphas, so the grid isn't too big when the user starts.
>
> Easy enough.
>
>> - Should we automatically hide obsolete features if they're obsolete
>> in all displayed versions? Maybe that should be a checkable option (on
>> by default) shown below the list of versions along with "Hide
>> unchanged features"
>
> That should be the case with the "hide unchanged features" checkbox
> checked anyway. The rule is, if it's the same value across all
> displayed versions (regardless of whether they're all "Yes", "No" or
> "Obsolete"), the row becomes hidden.
>
> Updated version attached.
Actually, I guess the "Hide unchanged features" label should be to the
left of its control too. (reattached)
--
Thom