#6251 NORM Opportu: Meaningfully differentiate the Journal from other activities.

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#6251: Meaningfully differentiate the Journal from other activities.
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   Reporter:  HoboPrimate  |       Owner:  marco      
       Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new        
   Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Opportunity
  Component:  sugar        |     Version:             
 Resolution:               |    Keywords:             
Next_action:  never set    |    Verified:  0          
  Blockedby:               |    Blocking:             
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Changes (by mtd):

  * next_action:  => never set


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:6 Eben]:
 > I remain in opposition with this ticket conditionally: As long as the
 Journal appears where it does and as it does, I think we need to continue
 to treat it as an activity.  If another proposal arises which meaningfully
 differentiates the Journal in a manner consistent with the system and its
 use, I'm happy to reconsider how it's portrayed.  I'm changing the title
 to reflect this.

 I realize it's quite low priority, but I'd like some more detail on what
 you mean by "meaningfully differentiat[ing]" the Journal.  It appears
 right next to the Neighborhood/Friends/Home view icons, and has its own
 key like the N/F/H views do.  I can think of two ways it's "like an
 activity" now (besides the fact one can Alt-Tab to it):

 1. It's next to the activity icons in the Frame

 1. It appears below the XO-man icon in the Home view

 I think:

 1. ...but it appears next to the Neighborhood/Friends/Home views, too

 1. If it's not an activity then it shouldn't.

 ...and would suggest:

 1. a vertical separator, gap/space, or new icon (like the N/F/H views': a
 circular background with the Journal notebook in the foreground, perhaps)
 would differentiate the icon from activity icons

 1. remove the journal from below the XO-man

 ...and am happy to do the work, but I think we're talking around the
 issue:

 * Is the Journal an "activity" (Fructose) or not (and, rather, an
 inseparable part of Glucose; perhaps it's another Zoom level - zoom in
 from the Home view to the Journal view - the Journal/files are part of the
 Home/XO-man...)

 I am neither empowered nor qualified to authoritatively answer this.

 If there's a simple answer I'd love to know it.

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