Sources screen design

[JohnCoates]

I've re-created the sources screen in Sketch using only vectors. Couldn't find vectors for a couple of tabs. This should aid anyone who wants to submit a redesign for this screen.

edit: updated icons [Sketch Source]

[andrewwiik]

May I propose changing the icons in the tab bar, home should be a house, sources should be a database looking icon, and search should be a magnifying glass

[JohnCoates]

Search actually is a magnifying glass. I just couldn't find the correct vectors for installed & search so I just put some other ones as placeholders.

[andrewwiik]

Ah, still for home and sources

[JohnCoates]

I gave this design a try, since I'm about to completely refactor the sources screen. Here's my first attempt.

[Sketch Source]

[andrewwiik]

Cells are too big, I like the installed stats though, make sure you normalize the amount of packages so it shows like 22k instead of 22,000, like the font and color choices too

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I gave this design a try, since I'm about to completely refactor the sources screen. Here's my first attempt.

[image: sources screen 1 2 preview] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/967800/20876258/8fa79048-ba75-11e6-86df-28d130c22d72.png

[Sketch Source] https://github.com/JohnCoatesOSS/Limitless/files/630339/Limitless.Sources.v1.2.zip

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[JohnCoates]

Normalizing the amount of packages is definitely a good idea.

I feel that the cells being big is a good direction, mainly because of a couple reasons. Firstly, most people don't have many repos installed. You can fit 4 1/2 repos on the screen at this size, which I feel is plenty. Secondly, and most importantly, it gives importance to the repos. Keeping them in small cells where 10 1/2 repos fit on the screen at once diminishes their value.

[andrewwiik]

You would be shocked how many some people have haha, it makes the UI feel kiddish to me with that big of a cell, there isn't enough content to justify it being that big. The Repo Icon being that big also looks really weird, maybe have the icon in the top left with the name of the repo and amount of packages available + installed to thr right of the icon then have everything else below that in full width of the cell

[andrewwiik]

Opening illustrator now that you got me into this at 2:30am

[andrewwiik]

The big thing on the bottonm is whatever other content like which packages are installed, maybe a repo blurb, new packages number, etc

[JohnCoates]

Oh like package icons in that bar? That would be cool. Nice wireframe, but would love to see how it would actually look. I think you're right about the icon being too big. I'll try it at half size next. Here's another edit.

[Sketch Source]

[andrewwiik]

No I meant like more information, like which packages are actually installed, maybe the icon can have a badge for number of new packages.

[RKO1195]

I love this idea here but the icons and cells are way too big.. I have four private repos just for myself so there's lots of repos people have and none are pirate ether. need to be able to have 10 I would say and smaller looks better design wise also. But just my 2 cents

[JohnCoates]

@RKO1195 how many repos do you have total? Just want to calculate how many screen lengths

[JohnCoates]

I've incorporated the feedback into this reworked design.

[Sketch Source]

[andrewwiik]

better

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I've incorporated the feedback into this reworked design. [image: sources screen 2 4 preview] https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/967800/20892150/c821724e-bac1-11e6-8c0a-1f07621910d0.png

[Sketch Source] https://github.com/JohnCoatesOSS/Limitless/files/631596/Limitess.Sources.v2.4.share.zip

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[RKO1195]

Looks much better :)

I have 4 total repos but like Andrew said there is lots of repos out there.

Edit..

oh you mean how many in total repos do I have installed ?

27 that's counting the default ones

[ThijmenDam]

I think the color of a selected navigation bar icon should be a somewhat darker blue - the current color seems a bit 'childish' to me. Perhaps give them the same color as the color of the 'edit' & 'refresh' text?

[Shade-Zepheri]

I have a total of 121 repos, but I don't know if I represent the minority or the small majority?

[ThijmenDam]

How about a different way to delete sources - instead of deleting them one by one being able to select multiple repos (through checkbox) to mass delete them and only refresh sources once. Currently, if you delete a repo, Cydia refreshes sources immediately after; this takes a lot of time if you want to delete multiple repo's.

Edit:

[andrewwiik]

to add onto this If I just installed something and resprang and reopened Cydia, it shouldn't go and refresh the sources all over again.

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How about a different way to delete sources - instead of deleting them one by one being able to select multiple repos (through checkbox) to mass delete them *and only refresh sources once . Currently, if you delete a repo, Cydia refreshes sources immediately after; this takes a lot of time if you want to delete multiple repo's.

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[JohnCoates]

@ThijmenDam great idea @andrewwiik I think that's a good idea for the settings panel #56