From issues-return-102427-apmail-nifi-issues-archive=nifi.apache.org@nifi.apache.org Tue Sep 1 14:33:04 2020 Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-nifi-issues-archive@locus.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-nifi-issues-archive@locus.apache.org Received: from mxout1-ec2-va.apache.org (mxout1-ec2-va.apache.org [3.227.148.255]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11B28192C3 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2020 14:33:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.apache.org (mailroute1-lw-us.apache.org [207.244.88.153]) by mxout1-ec2-va.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mxout1-ec2-va.apache.org) with SMTP id C54A545436 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2020 14:33:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 46752 invoked by uid 500); 1 Sep 2020 14:33:02 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-nifi-issues-archive@nifi.apache.org Received: (qmail 46675 invoked by uid 500); 1 Sep 2020 14:33:02 -0000 Mailing-List: contact issues-help@nifi.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@nifi.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list issues@nifi.apache.org Received: (qmail 46642 invoked by uid 99); 1 Sep 2020 14:33:02 -0000 Received: from mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org (HELO mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org) (209.188.14.139) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:33:02 +0000 Received: from jira-he-de.apache.org (static.172.67.40.188.clients.your-server.de [188.40.67.172]) by mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org) with ESMTP id CDBEF42796 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2020 14:33:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jira-he-de.apache.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by jira-he-de.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at jira-he-de.apache.org) with ESMTP id 9983D7821EE for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2020 14:33:00 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 14:33:00 +0000 (UTC) From: "Andrew M. Lim (Jira)" To: issues@nifi.apache.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: [jira] [Commented] (NIFI-7782) Visually distinct processors, _PLEASE_ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-JIRA-FingerPrint: 30527f35849b9dde25b450d4833f0394 [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-7782?page=3Dcom.atlassian.= jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=3D17188= 505#comment-17188505 ]=20 Andrew M. Lim commented on NIFI-7782: ------------------------------------- Hi [~keshlam], I linked NIFI-951 to this. Some common themes in that Jira. > Visually distinct processors, _PLEASE_ > -------------------------------------- > > Key: NIFI-7782 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-7782 > Project: Apache NiFi > Issue Type: Wish > Reporter: Joseph Kesselman > Priority: Major > > If you're going to insist upon reinventing flowcharts and beanboxes, plea= se learn the lessons those have to teach. One of the most important (outsid= e of "programmers hate them, for good reasons") is that if the visual repre= sentation is to have any value at all it has to be _VISUAL_ =E2=80=93 you n= eed to take full advantage of the medium to help convey the meaning of the = diagram. Rectangles that can at most be tagged with colors (and processor g= roups don't even allow that) give us nothing to work with for understanding= the flow's actual operation. At the very least adopt the old flowcharting = conventions =E2=80=93 cylinder for storage, diamond for decision, scroll fo= r print/report, and so on. Those would also help flows retain meaning when = we're scrolled out far enough that you've stopped displaying their text. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)