Theme: User Interface and Preferences
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User Interface and Preferences
Theme Story Card
Theme Name: User Interface and Preferences
Theme Description: This theme aims to enhance user interface and accessibility features, ensuring the application is user-friendly and accessible to everyone.
Fibonacci Effort Estimation
- Estimated Effort: 21
Business Value and Goals
- Priority: High
- Strategic Alignment: This theme aligns directly with our core value of providing a superior user experience. Accessible design and customizable UI are key to expanding our user base and retaining current users.
Stakeholders
- Product Owner: @dmidlo
- Stakeholders: End-users, Accessibility Consultants, UX/UI Designers
Definition of Success
- Successful implementation of all UI and accessibility features without bugs.
- A positive uptick in user engagement and retention metrics.
- Achieving compliance with accessibility standards.
Features
- Collapsible UI Panels & Focused UI: Allow users to collapse UI panels they are not using to focus on the list.
- Responsive Design & Screen Magnification: Implement a design that's responsive to different screen sizes and enable screen zoom features.
- Context Menu, Drag and Drop & Batch Transformation: Provide a right-click context menu with options like delete, move, copy, etc. Allow users to manually rearrange the list order using drag and drop and perform batch operations like 'convert to uppercase' or 'apply regex.'
- Variable Layouts, Data Visualization & Dashboard: Option to view the list in different layouts such as cards, table, or detailed view. Represent list data in visual formats like charts or graphs. Include a homepage showing an overview of multiple lists with key metrics.
- Light, Dark, Night Modes, Themes & User Preferences: Offer switches for light, dark, and night modes. Allow users to select from various themes in addition to these modes. Enable customization of the UI/UX according to user preferences.
- Color Contrast, ARIA Landmarks, High-Contrast Mode & Focus Indicators: Ensure sufficient color contrast for text and interactive elements, include ARIA landmarks for accessibility, add a high-contrast mode specifically designed for visually impaired users, and provide clear focus indicators for navigation.
- VoiceOver Support, Keyboard Navigation & Keyboard Shortcuts: Enable VoiceOver capabilities and keyboard-based navigation including tab-based navigation, along with the enter and escape keys. Implement default and customizable keyboard shortcuts for quicker navigation.
- Accessibility Checker & Activity Logs: Include an accessibility checker for new content and maintain a detailed log of user activity within the list.
Agile Ranking
- Epic: User Experience Overhaul
- Story: Enhance UI and Accessibility
- Task: Each individual feature
- Sub-Task: Components of each feature
Dependencies
- Accessibility guidelines and standards
- UX/UI designs
- Back-end adjustments for storing user preferences
Risks and Mitigations
- Risk: Overcomplicating the UI
- Mitigation: Maintain focus on user testing and feedback loops to ensure features add value.
- Risk: Potential delay in meeting accessibility guidelines
- Mitigation: Consult accessibility experts and use automated testing tools to expedite the process.
Notes
- User testing will be crucial to validate the usability and accessibility improvements.
Attachments
Team Discussion
- Discussion on prioritizing between general UI enhancements and accessibility features.
- Evaluation of third-party libraries for some of the accessibility features.
Progress Tracking
- Progress: Not Started
- Estimate: 4-6 weeks
- Actual Effort: TBD
- Remaining Work: 4-6 weeks
Task Board
Review and Retrospective
- TBD (To be discussed in the review and retrospective meetings after sprint completion)
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