Re: [tor-bugs] #6679 [Compass]: Make Compass' website interface more intuitive

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#6679: Make Compass' website interface more intuitive
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 Reporter:  asn      |          Owner:     
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:     
Component:  Compass  |        Version:     
 Keywords:           |         Parent:     
   Points:           |   Actualpoints:     
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Comment(by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:2 gsathya]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 karsten]:
 > > Replying to [ticket:6679 asn]:
 > > > b) I'm not sure what the results are when I hit 'Submit'. I get a
 list of relays, but I'm not sure why they are there or why they are sorted
 this way.
 > > This may become more when #6618 is implemented.  If not, we can change
 the default "Submit" to something more meaningful, and maybe add some
 text.
 > Not sure how #6618 fixes this. Possibly the About page should contain
 information on what happens behind the scenes.

 Ah, my idea that #6618 fixes this was that the results list in combination
 with search fields might help people interpret what this is all about.  Of
 course, the About page would help a lot, too.

 > Tooltips(http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/javascript.html#tooltips)
 or Popover(http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/javascript.html#popovers)?

 Oh, popovers are tempting.  Though we'll have to be careful not to add too
 much information.  We could start with the field descriptions on
 [https://onionoo.torproject.org/ Onionoo's protocol page] and cut out as
 much as we can while still keeping it informative.

 And maybe we should avoid abbreviations in column headers and write
 "consensus weight", "guard probability", "middle probability", "exit
 probability", "country", and "autonomous system".  That would already
 clear up some confusion, I bet.

 > > > d) Initially I thought that AS39138 was the default value of AS, but
 it seems like it's an example. Maybe the example should be mentioned on
 the right of the text box (after the "select only relays from AS number"
 description)?
 > >
 > > Agreed, this could be made more clear.
 >
 > This is supposed to provide an example of how the input should be.
 That's why it's greyed out(the input default is black). This is the
 standard web convention for forms. Here's a google account sign up page -
 http://i.imgur.com/LaJWn.png
 > If this is still confusing, I'll change it.

 Are you sure it's correctly greyed out?  When using DigitalColor Meter, I
 get the same RGB values for an example and an actual input value.

 > > > e) What is the 'cancel' button supposed to be doing?
 > >
 > > A fine question.  I guess it's there because it's the default to have
 Submit and Cancel.  It can go away.
 >
 > It's supposed to be a "Reset" button. I should possibly rename it to
 "Reset" then.

 Sure, "Reset" would be better.

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