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Today on the IRC channel we where discussing some ways we could improve Jenkins' UI.

thirst thoughts which came up where the following:

splitting config to multiple tabs, using more AJAX to update data in the page without reload
make fonts bigger and use less borders
background color changes in different regions to group things together
the handle in the config page that lets you reorder steps is apparently very hard to find

but we are sure there are many more and we would like to have your input and ideas on this.
Although we are not sure how far we will be able to fulfill all the wishes and ideas, we still would like to here all of these from you
…so please give us some feedback…

Today on the IRC channel we where discussing some ways we could improve Jenkins' UI.

first thoughts which came up where the following:

splitting config to multiple tabs, using more AJAX to update data in the page without reload
make fonts bigger and use less borders
background color changes in different regions to group things together
the handle in the config page that lets you reorder steps is apparently very hard to find
I find the "delete" button to be confusing where it belongs to, for certain build steps

but we are sure there are many more and we would like to have your input and ideas on this.
Although we are not sure how far we will be able to fulfill all the wishes and ideas, we still would like to here all of these from you.
We will then
…so lets brainstorm… later we'll take this points up with some user experience guys

Today on the IRC channel we where discussing some ways we could improve Jenkins' UI.
We think it's been pointed out by many as a weak point in Jenkins, and it just so happens
that I might be able to get hold of some user experience designer to spend some time
on this.

So we'd like to collect ideas from you about what kind of things you'd like to see changed
in the Jenkins UI. We'll try to consolidate them, and run them by UX designers to make
sure we can get informed decisions.

Please also be reminded that the changes we can make is constrained by the compatibility
requirement.

Some of the thoughts that came up during the meeting are:

• splitting config to multiple tabs, using more AJAX to update data in the page without reload
• make fonts bigger and use less borders
• background color changes in different regions to group things together
• the handle in the config page that lets you reorder steps is apparently very hard to find
• I find the "delete" button to be confusing where it belongs to, for certain build steps

Buet let's brainstorm!