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As for several VLT panels (Figure 40-right), several ALMA panels feature a small blinking heart (Figure
40-left) to indicate the status of the software UI panel’s connection with the actual system component.
Blinking elements are very effective at drawing users’ attention. The current behavior (blink when connection is OK, thus most of the time) is thus not advised. S(easy, low): Blinking should be used for short
periods of time, to draw the user’s attention when something is wrong. Not the other way around.
Figure 40: Blinking heart in the OMC interface (left) and at the VLT (right)
The current drop-down menu lists all plugins in an uncategorized flat list (Figure 41). S(easy, moderate):
Grouping plugins by category, e.g., all control device UI panels, in a hierarchical menu would help navigate
in the set of available views.
Figure 41: Uncategorized views make for a log flat list that is tedious to scan
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