Timeline Navigator - "Fruit Machine" Concept
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The Fruit Machine
I call it the fruit machine, it's a conceptual iteration of the timeline navigator I came up with during harmony themes development and release somewhat out of frustration of unrealised potential but has remained unseen.
I believe it should be self-evident, if it's a good design, how it works, but I'll let that simmer with you all, to test that premise a little (the image depicts 4 potential states of the timeline navigator) and can answer any questions based on the image and outline how it works as I see it (a synergy to bring something new) if it is not fully apparent.
I post the idea here first, because;
a) it was always inspired by and meant for NodeBB
b) there is a good earnest dev behind nodeBB and a community of dev-usersIf one or more see the value in this concept and want to run with it, to code it where I can not, please do, and that's better than letting it sit on my cognitive shelf gathering dust and using up CPU cycles. If you do want to take up the torch please credit and consult-involve in the iterative process and use this topic to interact on the subject, because I would like to see this innovated as a UI navigation element, tried and tests and tried again, and so I'm happy to continue to lead on the design ui/ux front
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