Tried out the output menu concept that @internetvin sent me last night. I like this idea a lot, although I have to figure out how it could work on mobile. It could be problematic that not all of the desired user actions are always visible on the output surface. I really like that this approach is extendable. As I look into the future there will be a couple of additional options for our users, like downloading the original or creating a public link for one output only. So it could be good to already have a place like this. Additionally it could be a place to display more meta data about the output.
During implementation I noticed the following problems:
- As the screen gets smaller this starts to overlap with the main menu. Showing the output menu on the left instead of right could be a solution for situations where there is not enough space to show the menu on the right side.
- I was worried that I have to loose the little interaction I built into the "Copy link" button. I solved it by creating a 300ms delay before closing the menu if that button was clicked before. I hope that still makes it obvious enough for the user that the action was executed successfully.
- Users might not know that it is possible to quickly share on twitter or copy the link to the output.
- We have to adjust this a little bit to fit into the activity view concept.