Windows Live Taskforce

semtido wrote on June 9, 2009, 2:40pm

I would like this as an option, but allow users to change layouts.

JTaylor69 wrote on June 17, 2009, 6:54pm

Nice idea :)
+1 !

Flora43 wrote on June 21, 2009, 10:15am

Huh? Office 2010?

JTaylor69 wrote on June 27, 2009, 9:45pm

Hi there,

Maybe this well help your suggestion.
I made this mock up.

Chats will be displayed next to the contacts tab.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2462/wlmribbon.png

Thanks
Jordan :)

blai_cb wrote on June 28, 2009, 1:08pm

Nice mock up! But with the blue button, it's not necessary the Menu and the Options buttons.
So, to save space, I would remove the entire row changing the searh box position. (I don't know where)

On the other hand, I think the title bar can be used for containing links to hotmail, skydrive, spaces, ....

Maybe the search box could be where there is now the hotmail button?

JTaylor69 wrote on June 28, 2009, 1:44pm

Unless the menu button (next to the layout button) is removed in favour of the blue menu button, which will be universal across all conversations.
Then yes some of the icons can be moved to the top titlebar :) The search box I think is in a suitable place already, that's probably why you can't think of somewhere else to put it :P
I also added status to the top, so that you can change your status from any chat tab easily. Just click it in the title bar :)
I should have mentioned that in my last comment.

Oh! and the menu which is opened by clicking the name should be moved to the new blue button too, and instead, when you click on the name, you can edit it just like the personal message

:D

Thanks
Jordan

blai_cb wrote on June 28, 2009, 2:00pm

Yes, your status button is a good idea if Microsoft implements the tabbed chats ;)
But they use icons in the other programs, so instead the "status" word, I would put a green/red/orange/white square.
Blai.

JTaylor69 wrote on June 28, 2009, 2:01pm

Working on this right now ;)
I'll get the mockup done in about 10 minutes, or even less if I work my back off.

Thanks
Jordan

JTaylor69 wrote on June 28, 2009, 2:11pm

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/94/wlmribbon2.png

Here you go :)

Thanks,
Jordan

blai_cb wrote on July 2, 2009, 2:13am

I thought that the tabs could have the contact's scene color and the status square.
Then the own square would fit better in our personal tab.
Look my new mockup.

Thanks ;)

PD: How about my new search box?

JTaylor69 wrote on July 4, 2009, 4:28pm

Sorry, but I couldn't resist another one :P
http://img529.yfrog.com/img529/5015/wlmribbon6chat.png (Updated)

I followed the idea of the search box because it was really good :D

I've changed the way the conversations appear. Like they appear in bubbles etc.
Maybe they could have been toned down a little, but at least it shows the general idea :D

fiji wrote on September 2, 2009, 2:40pm

@JTaylor69: Those are some really good mockups. Jealous is me! I love the visual design and usage of tabs.

@"submission": +1. Great idea!

JTaylor69 wrote on September 7, 2009, 5:44pm

Yes guys,
I've been at it again, made another one! lol
Some of you may have thought, well, if the bubbles are used, and an emoticon is showed, it may not appear right against the background, so here's another design.

Also the timestamps have been moved to the top of the bubble, with a nice little clock icon. Dependent on whether the user has activated them.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8775/wlmribbon6chatalt3.png

Enjoy! :)

patternjake wrote on September 26, 2009, 2:05pm

+1 Both a GOOD idea, and EXCELLENT mockups.