Layout reorderer demo design update

[Justin Obara]

Hi Jonathan, 

This is a nice improvement on the existing demo. I'm not sure if in the future we'll want to have actual content in the movable items, or if that will just make things too confusing for the demo.

I've made some more comments below.

Thanks
Justin

On 2010-10-05, at 12:36 PM, Jonathan Hung wrote:

> Hi everyone.
> 
> Attached is an illustration of a proposed update to the Layout Reorderer demo.
> 
> The notable changes are:
> - the use of a locked icon to indicate locked content.
> - addition of instructions and description of usage.
> - a top "drag bar" to movable content.

Is this "drag bar" just to indicate that the element  is draggable or will this be used as the handle for performing the drag. If it is the latter, I think it may be a bit small.

> - an asymmetrical layout bearing resemblance to a website with 2 sidebars and a main content area.
> 
> Accessibility question:
> - How is this demo accessible to screen readers? I feel that the feedback will need to be descriptive in order to convey the proper ordering and relationships of objects as they are moved between columns.

We have jiras on bug parade for this. I don't think they'll be easy though, but we are going to try to have it done for 1.3.

> 
> Questions:
> 1.  Do you think locked content should have a more distinctive appearance?
> 2. What is your opinion of using a lock icon versus having the words "Locked"?
> 
> Implementation question:
> 3. The lock icons in the content area will be implemented as background images as to not interfere with ATs (in effect be invisible to screen readers). However, the lock icon in the instructions will be "seen" by ATs. It is potentially confusing that the instructions reference a lock image, but the rest of the demo does not as far as the AT is concerned. How should this be handled?

Not totally sure, but I think as long as the locked portlets are identified as such, to AT users, then the locked icon is just styling. Your instructions don't seem to necessarily refer to the lock icon, so I think it is okay.

> 
> 
> Thoughts on the overall design and comments to the above questions are welcome!
> 
> - Jonathan.
> 
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