tag cloud?

Currently the tags are displayed as a linear list sorted by usage count. It makes a much better contextual UI if it was a tag cloud (ie) tag is bigger depending on how often it is used. It intuitively makes more sense than a sorted list IMO

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maybe as an option. where do you want the tag cloud - in the side bar or tags page? I don't mind creating an optional widget for that. Not a big fan of tag clouds though...

Evgeny (2011-07-26 13:50:03 -0600) edit

sidebar as a replacement for the linear list. I am not fan of tag clouds either but it seems to be more usable than a linear list. Site option is the best because it allows me to experiment and figure out what works best for users setting aside my personal preferences

mether (2011-07-26 14:21:57 -0600) edit

Looks like NoahY implemented tag clouds, fast gun :). We'll see how it works soon.

Evgeny (2011-07-26 14:23:33 -0600) edit

Heh... should've refreshed this page before posting.

NoahY (2011-07-26 16:18:57 -0600) edit

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Okay, I've implemented this on my github fork:

You can choose between the list-style or the cloud style in Data Entry settings
There are ten font sizes
The size algorithm is taken from http://blogs.dekoh.com/dev/2007/10/29/choosing-a-good-font-size-variation-algorithm-for-your-tag-cloud/ as noted in the extra-tags.py file.
Font-sizes are coded in css so can be changed and styled to suit.
cloud sorts by name, list sorts by used

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answered 2011-07-26 16:18:24 -0600

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Hi NoahY, very nice. The tag cloud looks good on the sidebar, but IMO not very readable on the tags page, just too much text crammed into the page. I've also sent a couple of emails to the email I found in the git log, there are two things I noticed that will need a fix. I will take one more look tomorrow using a diff between a bunch of commits. Thanks!!!

Evgeny (2011-07-26 18:28:03 -0600) edit

Ah, sorry, i don' t actually check that email address :* I noticed a couple of mistakes as well, that I had fixed on my production server but not in the dev. Sorry. It's all fixed up now, and I'll look at your emails presently.

NoahY (2011-07-26 21:09:49 -0600) edit

I kind of like the tag cloud on the tags page, but then I have fewer tags than askbot.org :) I think the point is that with css the user has total control over how it looks, since we give them 10 classes to customize. e.g. this page: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/07/tag-clouds-gallery-examples-and-good-practices/

NoahY (2011-07-26 21:44:40 -0600) edit

Ok, it can be improved later, I think bigger fonts will be necessary for the tags page and maybe even for all clouds. I've tested your code (up to yesterdays). The tests pass, which is awesome, I'll take one more look at the diff of all your work and then merge.

Evgeny (2011-07-28 10:43:01 -0600) edit

great! let me know if there's anything else I can do.

NoahY (2011-07-28 21:42:40 -0600) edit

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