Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of TIMELINES_REDESIGN_R0


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07/21/09 16:20:25 (16 years ago)
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  • TIMELINES_REDESIGN_R0

    v18 v19  
    1010 * Intro, main and outro parts. 
    1111 * Properly manage the time values of each page - currently there is one timer for the book, changing the page should start a new timer for the page. 
     12The timelines palette will be improved. 
    1213Besides that the current model should be reworked to correspond to the new resource model. 
    1314 
    1415== Task requirements == 
    1516 
    16 This task should modify the timeline flap, which shows timeline properties for a selected object (which can be a frame or a group of frames) or a page.  
     17The timeline palette for an object should consist of: 
    1718 
    18 The timeline flap for an object should consist of: 
    19  
    20  * the title bar of the timeline flap should display the name of the selected object. 
    21  * activation channels or a visibility channel; more channels will appear in later revisions of this task. 
    22  * (If more than one frame is in the group, each frame in the group should have its own set of channels.)  
    23  * a playhead that can be moved across the timeline from 0:00 to 1:00. 
    24  * a control bar for the selected channel with four fields and four buttons:  
    25   * a field where the user can enter a start point (by default 0:00) 
    26   * a field where the user can enter a stop point  (by default 0:00) 
    27   * a field where the user can enter the intro length  (by default 0:00) 
    28   * a field where the user can enter the outro length  (by default 0:00) 
     19 * the title bar of the timeline flap should display the name of the selected object (displayed to the right). 
     20 * a control bar for the selected channel with four fields and four buttons (displayed to the right): 
     21  * a field where the user can enter an interval start point (by default 0:00) 
     22  * a field where the user can enter an interval end point  (by default 0:00) 
    2923  * a "set interval" button: if clicked this will change the state of the frame's visibility or activation from the start point to the end point. 
    3024  * a "set from" button: if clicked this will change the state of the frame's visibility or activation onwards from the current position of the play head. 
    3125  * a "set all" button: if clicked this will change the frame visibility/activation for the complete duration of the timeline. 
     26  * a field where the user can enter the intro length  (by default 0:00) 
     27  * a field where the user can enter the outro length  (by default 0:00) 
     28 * a playhead that can be moved across the timeline from 0:00 to 1:00. 
     29 * a time ruler for the duration of the timeline that will be displayed on the element right below the selected element (if no element is selected no time ruler will appear). 
     30 * activation channels or a visibility channel; more channels will appear in later revisions of this task. 
     31 * (If more than one frame is in the group, each frame in the group should have its own set of channels.)  
     32 * (The channels will be shrunk down to half size and exapanded upon selection. This will free more visible space.) 
    3233 
    3334Activation for a frame or a group of frames means the time span when the frame's own timeline is played. The channel for activation allows to set these periods in the parent timeline. 
    … …  
    3940In future revisions of this task, other kinds of frames will appear on the timeline. Other frame properties (example: margin types) will appear as channels for each frame; each of these properties should probably have its own dedicated control bar (e.g., color & width settings for margins).  
    4041 
    41 Future revisions of this task will allow starting a timeline from a link; this task only includes manipulating the timeline via the timeline interface in Author to show and hide text frames. 
     42The properties of the selected frame or object appear as channels. For this revision, it's just visibility. The channels can be selected. 
    4243 
    43 The properties of the selected frame or object appear as channels. For this revision, it's just visibility. The channels can be selected; in this wireframe, Frame A's visibility is selected. (In the future, we'll want multiple selection.) 
    44  
    45 The control bar of the timeline interface has fields for start point, end point, and four buttons. If the user clicks the "Hide All" button, the frame will be hidden from 0:00-1:00. If the user thn enters 0:10-0:20 and clicks the "Toggle Visiblity" button, the frame will be shown from 0:10-0:20. 
     44The control bar of the timeline interface has fields for start point, end point, and four buttons. If the user clicks the "Hide All" button, the frame will be hidden from 0:00-1:00. If the user then enters 0:10-0:20 and clicks the "Set Interval" button, the frame will be shown from 0:10-0:20. 
    4645 
    4746Below the control bar is the slider (the orange arrow); this can be dragged back and forth by the user. 
    4847 
    49 The timeline for a page shows channels for all the objects on the page; they can be activated or deactivated:  
    50  
    51   [[Image(source:/branches/private/danvisel/sophie2-platform/doc/spec-diagrams/TimelineRedesignPages.png)]] 
     48The timeline for a page shows channels for all the objects on the page; they can be activated or deactivated. 
    5249 
    5350An activated frame will play its timeline when the page timeline plays.