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Bug 87878

Summary: Improved UI for Validation Callout windows
Product: soa Reporter: Michael Frisino <frisino>
Component: BPELAssignee: Alexey Anjeleevich <anjeleevich>
Status: VERIFIED FIXED    
Severity: blocker    
Priority: P2    
Version: 5.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
URL: http://xdesign-tools.czech.sun.com:8080/JSPWiki/Wiki.jsp?page=IZ87878
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 89926    

Description Michael Frisino 2006-10-24 15:31:29 UTC
The Valdiation callout windows have some useability problems. 

This can be an umbrella issue for more specific improvements that can be
described in other more detailed issues.


The most significant problem is that when more than one callout window ovelap,
the readability is not so good.

Possible improvments include

- Changeing to modal style so that only one callout is opened at a time and when
user opens one, the last opened callout is automatically closed.

OR improving the multiple callout useability by

- Adding a "stack" model to the callouts - so that when user clicks on the
border or background of a partially hidden callout, it raises to top of stack


Other possible improvements

- Line item folding - allow user to "fold" the details of a particular line
item. This is deiriable for those long validation error messages generated by
the XML validator.

- Maximize window action to allow callout to be resized to show entire contents
so that user does not need to scroll

- Drag/Move action to allow user to move callouts around for better readabilty.
This raises possoble problem for persistence. The next time callouts are
rendered if they are back in origianal position user may get frustrated.
Comment 1 Alexey Anjeleevich 2006-11-23 18:37:09 UTC
Fixed. By mouse click on visible part of validation callout window, it will be
moved on top.
Comment 2 Victoria Zhukovskaya 2007-01-12 13:14:06 UTC
verified , build 070108_13