the WUI controls for setting the type of an uploaded file are confusing #1547

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zooko · 2011-09-26T17:48:06Z

zooko commented

2011-09-26 17:48:06 +00:00

I was uploading a file and I thought that it was of type SDMF because of the radio button that was next to "SDMF" and was selected. A more careful examination shows that it was actually an immutable because of the less noticeable checkbox next to "Create mutable file" that was unselected. (See attached screen capture.)

Let's replace this checkbox/radio button combo with instead a single radio button which is exactly one of "immutable", "SDMF", "MDMF (experimental)".

I propose to make this change in 1.9.

I was uploading a file and I thought that it was of type SDMF because of the radio button that was next to "SDMF" and was selected. A more careful examination shows that it was actually an immutable because of the less noticeable checkbox next to "Create mutable file" that was unselected. (See attached screen capture.) Let's replace this checkbox/radio button combo with instead a single radio button which is exactly one of "immutable", "SDMF", "MDMF (experimental)". I propose to make this change in 1.9.

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zooko commented

2011-09-26 17:48:22 +00:00

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2011-09-26 17:48:40 +00:00

davidsarah commented

2011-09-26 18:14:13 +00:00

I made exactly the same mistake the first time I used this control. +1 on changing it to a single radio button for 1.9.

I also think that:

there should be more of a space between each button+label and the next (otherwise it isn't clear that the text applies to the button on its left);
there's no need for "(experimental)" in the MDMF label. In any case, the create-directory and create-file controls should be consistent in whether they include "(experimental)".

I made exactly the same mistake the first time I used this control. +1 on changing it to a single radio button for 1.9. I also think that: * there should be more of a space between each button+label and the next (otherwise it isn't clear that the text applies to the button on its left); * there's no need for "(experimental)" in the MDMF label. In any case, the create-directory and create-file controls should be consistent in whether they include "(experimental)".

warner commented

2011-09-26 18:32:34 +00:00

As RM, I'm +1 for landing this in 1.9 . I don't have the time this week to make a patch, though.. can someone else do that? I can review and land it.

kevan commented

2011-09-28 17:39:38 +00:00

If no one minds waiting until Saturday, I can make a patch for this.

zooko commented

2011-09-28 18:34:57 +00:00

Replying to kevan:

If no one minds waiting until Saturday, I can make a patch for this.

Fine with me -- I don't intend to spend any of my time directly working on 1.9 except on !Friday/Saturday/Sunday. But I'm not the Release Manager.

Replying to [kevan](/tahoe-lafs/trac-2024-07-25/issues/1547#issuecomment-85827): > If no one minds waiting until Saturday, I can make a patch for this. Fine with me -- I don't intend to spend any of *my* time directly working on 1.9 except on !Friday/Saturday/Sunday. But I'm not the Release Manager.

davidsarah commented

2011-10-02 00:01:03 +00:00

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davidsarah commented

2011-10-02 00:01:34 +00:00

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davidsarah commented

2011-10-02 00:17:10 +00:00

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davidsarah commented

2011-10-02 04:07:48 +00:00

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Tests for ref #1547. Note that the tests on #1552 also need to pass in order for the fix to work.

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davidsarah commented

2011-10-02 04:08:30 +00:00

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Change the file upload forms on directory and welcome pages to use a 3-way radio button to select immutable, SDMF, or MDMF. Add '(experimental)' to the label for creating an MDMF directory. Also improve the spacing of form elements. refs #1547. Depends on #1552.

**Attachment** fix-1547.darcs.patch (37483 bytes) added Change the file upload forms on directory and welcome pages to use a 3-way radio button to select immutable, SDMF, or MDMF. Add '(experimental)' to the label for creating an MDMF directory. Also improve the spacing of form elements. refs #1547. Depends on #1552.

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david-sarah@jacaranda.org commented

2011-10-13 16:34:14 +00:00

In changeset:ac780a4148482438:

Change the file upload forms on directory and welcome pages to use a 3-way radio button to select immutable, SDMF, or MDMF. Add '(experimental)' to the label for creating an MDMF directory. Also improve the spacing of form elements. refs #1547

In changeset:ac780a4148482438: ``` Change the file upload forms on directory and welcome pages to use a 3-way radio button to select immutable, SDMF, or MDMF. Add '(experimental)' to the label for creating an MDMF directory. Also improve the spacing of form elements. refs #1547 ```

warner commented

2011-10-13 16:49:11 +00:00

changeset:ac780a4148482438 should close this

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2011-10-13 16:50:07 +00:00

david-sarah@jacaranda.org commented

2011-10-20 20:24:28 +00:00

In [5498/ticket999-S3-backend]:

Change the file upload forms on directory and welcome pages to use a 3-way radio button to select immutable, SDMF, or MDMF. Add '(experimental)' to the label for creating an MDMF directory. Also improve the spacing of form elements. refs #1547

In [5498/ticket999-S3-backend]: ``` Change the file upload forms on directory and welcome pages to use a 3-way radio button to select immutable, SDMF, or MDMF. Add '(experimental)' to the label for creating an MDMF directory. Also improve the spacing of form elements. refs #1547 ```

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