Description of problem: It would be handy if the Resource Usage screen could have a key, enabling users to understand, at a glance, the meanings of the different colours (such as red for time exceeding 100%), the different colours for the different types of non-standard days and so forth. I realise this data is documented in the help file but it would improve usability if it were available in a small box in a corner of the screen. (Not sure how the GNOME HIG deals with such cases...) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.14.4 (Fedora 12) How reproducible: Functionality Non-Existent Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open a project of any complexity with a number of resources. 2. Go to Resource Usage view. 3. A large amount of information will be available. Different colours mean different things in the graphical representation but, without a key explaining the colours and symbols (like milestones) a new user would not be able to understand at a glance what the various things mean. 4. A good use case would be in a seminar whereby a Planner file might be shown to an audience via a data projector. Those in the audience might not be familiar with the product or have read the documentation and they would be at a loss to understand all of the symbols. Actual results: No key. Expected results: A key should be present, defining the meaning of symbols, like milestones, and the colour codes of the graph bars. Additional info:
Created attachment 378799 [details] how about something like this Would what this mockup shows suffice ?
Hello Caolan, Yes, that is really good but I would add two more things: 1. The icon for milestones (little black diamond) 2. The grey vertical bars (non-working days.) If you add those two things, it will be great. :-)
One other thing to bear in mind is that we will need this key to be present when the file is exported to HTML as well. (In other words, it should be visible when the HTML file is opened in the web browser.) Many thanks.
Re the key, I imagine it might make most sense to have two different keys, one for resource usage view and one for gantt view were the the milestone icon and gray vertical bar are only in the gannt view key, and the above mockup as the usage view key, hooked off a view key option. html export is a separate thing of course.
Hello Caolan, Yes, it sounds logical to have separate keys for the separate views. I am happy with that. Would you like me to log a separate RFE for the HTML export of the key? Thanks, David
No, I'll take care of it all under the one RFE, might be a bit until I get around to it though
adding a key for vertical grey bars indicating nonworking days in the html mode obviously requires those to exist in the html export
Created attachment 379201 [details] otherwise, here's the implemenation for the UI keys and basic milestone key in html
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