Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I have to admit that I am quite overwhelmed/annoyed by the largely unstructured, list-like arrangement of the settings for a new experiment. Without even changing anything but the folder I already have to scroll to get an overview of my options, which only gets worse with every setting I adjust. Personally I would prefer it if the default settings were easily visible even if I don't want to change the settings, to even know what I can change.
Describe the solution you'd like
To make the settings less overwhelming and to 'reflect function in design' I would:
avoid whitespace unless it's meaningful, in particular at the top of the page so you don't have to scroll straight away
use tabs or steps, so all information for the currently focused block (either tab or step) can be displayed on a shorter page lenght
make use of the 2nd dimension, e.g. put minimal and maximal peptide lenght next to each other (or even on a single two-value slider), same for variable and fixed modification types.
put functionally linked settings closer together, e.g. missed cleavages and protease
fix the submission at the bottom of the page to avoid excessive scrolling towards the end
use more visible visual cues to group the settings (e.g. add brackets along the length of a block, make hrules thicker)
Describe alternatives you've considered
I've literally zoomed out the webpage to get a better overview.
Additional context
This is part of the reason why I unticked the settings and then wrote #239, when I realized what it does.
I know that this touches the very core of the interface and goes against clean/modern design thinking, but I personally think the functionality and user friendlyness are more important. This would be particularly important to pick up users of other tools (both Spectronaut and MaxQuant) where they come from.
straussmaximilian
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2 years ago
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I have to admit that I am quite overwhelmed/annoyed by the largely unstructured, list-like arrangement of the settings for a new experiment. Without even changing anything but the folder I already have to scroll to get an overview of my options, which only gets worse with every setting I adjust. Personally I would prefer it if the default settings were easily visible even if I don't want to change the settings, to even know what I can change.
Describe the solution you'd like To make the settings less overwhelming and to 'reflect function in design' I would:
Describe alternatives you've considered I've literally zoomed out the webpage to get a better overview.
Additional context This is part of the reason why I unticked the settings and then wrote #239, when I realized what it does.
I know that this touches the very core of the interface and goes against clean/modern design thinking, but I personally think the functionality and user friendlyness are more important. This would be particularly important to pick up users of other tools (both Spectronaut and MaxQuant) where they come from.