[Patternfly] Landing Page Content View Contribution

Tue Jan 10 15:25:44 UTC 2017

@Colleen @Jeremy regarding terminology for this feature, I think Launcher
is nice if it opens it in a new browser tab, and Switcher is good otherwise.

Joe

On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 10:14 PM, Jeremy Perry <jeperry at redhat.com> wrote:

> I vote for 'App Launcher/Switcher' or maybe just 'Launcher.' 'Context
> switcher' is super generic (any link is a context switcher!)
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Colleen Hart <chart at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Patternfly Team,
>>
>> I'm following up on the landing page discussion Jenny started last week!
>> We are trying to determine what this pattern should ultimately be called
>> and wanted to get additional feedback on the options proposed. Keep in mind
>> this pattern would include the landing page home that Jenny shared
>> previously, as well as the selector icon and menu that can be accessed from
>> the masthead (see attached).
>>
>> What does the group think of either "Context Switcher" or "Application
>> Launcher." Or do you have an alternative suggestion?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Colleen
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Jenny Haines <jhaines at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you everyone! These are *very *helpful in pointing out the kinds
>>> of content that could be included in such a page. I'll make sure to create
>>> variations accounting for different amounts of landing page content, and
>>> use these examples as references.
>>>
>>> *Jenny Haines*
>>> *UI/VISUAL DESIGNER*
>>> (m) 443-889-2881 <(443)%20889-2881>
>>> jhaines at redhat.com
>>> jennyhaines10 at gmail.com
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Matt Carrano <mcarrano at redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> For Storage we've done a similar empty state page with one action to
>>>> create an initial storage cluster. https://redhat.invisionapp.com
>>>> /share/6T900V2ZX
>>>>
>>>>  I think the preferred approach may be dependent on whether there are
>>>> multiple actions the user can take and whether this is for first use only
>>>> or something that's more like a home page for the app that is displayed
>>>> each time the user logs in.
>>>>
>>>> Matt
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Catherine Robson <crobson at redhat.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jenny,
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks great!  For iPaaS we plan to use an empty state pattern with
>>>>> some additional content below that we can pre-fill [1] on the dashboard
>>>>> when the user first comes to it.  In future versions we also plan to add a
>>>>> first-time-use walkthrough [2].
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] https://redhat.invisionapp.com/d/main#/console/8777199/2
>>>>> 10743184/preview
>>>>> [2] https://redhat.invisionapp.com/d/main#/console/8777199/1
>>>>> 95140559/preview
>>>>>
>>>>> - Catherine
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Jonathan Yu <jawnsy at redhat.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jenny,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This looks sweet!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OpenShift uses the "empty state" pattern as a sort of landing page if
>>>>>> you log into an account without any projects:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I guess this is because everything in OpenShift revolves around
>>>>>> projects, but your landing page pattern makes a lot of sense if there are
>>>>>> multiple possible ways to get started.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Jenny Haines <jhaines at redhat.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Patternfly Team-
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm working on creating a content view of an application landing
>>>>>>> page. I'm thinking that this would act as a gateway/portal between login
>>>>>>> and application functionality when the application has a limited number of
>>>>>>> major functions. (See the CFME landing page attachment for an example.) A
>>>>>>> landing page is also important for showcasing links to helpful materials,
>>>>>>> including tutorials.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone have additional examples of landing pages used for RH
>>>>>>> products? I'd love to see any examples, and read any suggestions you might
>>>>>>> have.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>> *Jenny Haines*
>>>>>>> *UI/VISUAL DESIGNER*
>>>>>>> (m) 443-889-2881 <(443)%20889-2881>
>>>>>>> jhaines at redhat.com
>>>>>>> jennyhaines10 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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