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DISSINET / InkVisitor

An open-source, browser-based front-end application for the collection of complex structured data from textual resources in history and the social sciences into a RethinkDB database for further analysis.
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Colour the entity type dropdown in Suggester? #372

Closed davidzbiral closed 2 years ago

davidzbiral commented 3 years ago

The dropdown in Suggester does not use colour - all is black. Since elsewhere the entity type is signalled through colour, the speed and precision of the selection of the entity type by editors would be enhanced by the use of colours in the dropdown. The dropdown would become a little colourful perhaps, but useful feature. Even more importantly, it would actively prevent the creation of an incorrect entity, e.g. "autumn" under Persons. obrazek

adammertel commented 3 years ago

@pondrejk @Ptrhnk is this a good idea? I am a little bit afraid of Disneyland. What about icons for each entity type? Or a more subtle solution with the colors?

davidzbiral commented 3 years ago

This is I think already implemented, isn't it? By left border.

adammertel commented 3 years ago

The left border style of the actant tag depicts the logical type attribute. This issue is about using entity colo(u)r codes within the suggested select.

Ptrhnk commented 3 years ago

David meant left border of actant suggester (dropdown) as mentioned in the name of this issue. Which is already implemented. I guess we don't need to color every entity in dropdown list is that OK @davidzbiral?

Ptrhnk commented 3 years ago

Can I close the issue @davidzbiral ?

davidzbiral commented 3 years ago

Works as it is - thanks, I am closing the issue. obrazek

davidzbiral commented 3 years ago

I reopen. When tried in real world, I conclude I was right and would like to have the colours in the dropdown - not just when selected but also when the dropdown unfolds, in order to make the selection of the right entity type quicker. Human mind is much quicker in processing colours than abbreviation of entity type (V, C...). obrazek