[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1973: wui: "since" and "announced" columns are confusing

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#1973: wui: "since" and "announced" columns are confusing
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     Reporter:  leif              |      Owner:
         Type:  defect            |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  soon
    Component:  code-frontend-    |    Version:  1.10.0
  web                             |   Keywords:  usability wui welcome time
   Resolution:                    |
Launchpad Bug:                    |
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Changes (by daira):

 * cc: tahoe@… (added)


Comment:

 Merging in #1174 (say more explicitly what the 'since' date refers to for
 servers on the welcome page):

 > <kpreid> I really wish the welcome page grid info had last-seen dates
 for servers
 >
 > <trel1023> and their storage status (on/off)
 >
 > <trel1023> rather, whether they were accepting new shares
 >
 > [...]
 >
 > <warner> FYI, the "since" column was supposed to show that (if the
 server has never connected, it's supposed to show the announcement-receipt
 time. If it is currently connected, it's supposed to show when the
 connection was established. If the server was once connected and is no
 longer connected, it's supposed to show when the connection was lost).
 >
 > <warner> I'm pretty sure it's broken for at least one of these three
 cases, though, I remember being surprised by the timestamp it showed.
 >
 > <daira> That sounds rather unintuitive. How about changing it to
 explicitly say what the time means, e.g. one of:
 >
 >    "Announced at ..."
 >
 >    "Connected since ..."
 >
 >    "Disconnected since ..."
 >
 > ?

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