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  2. NETOBSERV-913

Usability issues in Histogram

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      Here is a list of various usability issues with the Histogram feature.  Some of these might just need clarity on what it did and how it is suppose to behave.

      Go to Observe > Network Traffic.  Click "Show histogram".

      1. It seems non-intuitive that clicking "Show histogram" 'and "Hide histogram" would update the flow table.

      2. It is not obvious that "<<" and ">>" updates the Time range.

      3. It seems non-intuitive that "<" and ">" does not update the Time range, but "<<" and ">>" does.

      4. It takes between 1 to 8 seconds to update the flow table which leads to some confusion until you realize this, despite the spinning refresh icon.  For example:
      a) Click "Show histogram".  After a few seconds, the table gets updated.
      b) Click "<".  Nothing happens and then a few seconds later, the table is updated.
      c) Click "<<".  The Time range is immediately updated (if you notice), but it takes a few seconds before the table is updated.

      5. The query limit is set to 50 (default) in #4.  If this is set to 500 or 1000, it is not very usable.

      6. It seems natural to want to click on a blue bar and have it go there, but that doesn't work.

      7. Click "<".  Wait until it's done.  Click "<<".  The selected bar in gray is missing.

      8. The meaning of "<<" and ">>" goes back 5 seconds or goes forward 5 seconds.  When you click "<<", it's not obvious what happened because the selected bar in gray doesn't move and only the x-axis times go back 5 seconds.  It would be nice if it provided some horizontal scrolling animation to show it moving back 5 seconds.  Do the same, but moving forward for ">>".

      9. The x-axis time should not have a leading 0 for the hour such as "01:01" (see histogram.png), given that it's using AM/PM (and not a 24-hour clock).

      10. It's not clear what the y-axis unit of measure is (see histogram.png).

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              stlee@redhat.com Steven Lee
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