Re: Position of user names on boards

[Jenny]

Thanks for the feedback, John. We'll consider changing the appearance
of the app in the future, based on suggestions that people give us.

On Apr 3, 8:42 am, John <mkph...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I find that the location of names make posts and (esp) comments difficult
> to read. When I look at a board my eyes immediately go the names of users.
> I have to work hard to read the message and comments. I like how HipChat
> (alas an ugly iOS app) does their layout, though Glassboard does the right
> thing by giving more space to the message itself.
>
> Suggestions
> 1. Move the name into the left column and use initials of user's first and
> last name (assign different colors? See Asana's iOS app). Personally I'd
> prefer to have either my photo or initials,i.e. if I don't have a photo,
> but not both. To make this work I think the user photos on comments ought
> to be bigger. (Perhaps use color to distinguish the original post? May the
> "# Comments" at the end of a original post is good enough) Aside: ability
> to collapse comments would be great in the distant future
>
> 2. Not as big of a deal as 1. But while you're at it please make the time
> stamp less obtrusive as well. Move it to the left column below the user
> photo or to the far right (see HipChat).
>
> For an easier fix, I suppose you can use less contrast on the names
> (matching the time stamp color) and moving the time stamp to appear next to
> the name. This will compress the vertical space and solve the readability
> issue.