UX for image element source

[xmatthewx]

UX for image selector (photo, gallery, uploader) is probably done already. Review and add clean set of notes to the build deck.

[xmatthewx]

Consider in tandem with loading indicators #1539

Will camera and gallery failures be handled by Android? cc @thisandagain

[flukeout]

First UX pass for web image search

Behaviour

• At first, all search options are visible
• After a search is made, options disappear into "gear" menu
• Tapping an image returns to tile editor with image source changed

Questions

• What other options are important
  • Animated gifs?
  • Illustration vs Photo
  • Predominant color or Grayscale
• Can we pre-populate the results?
  • Previous searches
  • Last used in other project
  • Autocomplete on search term
  • Search as user types or search when they explicitly finish typing
• Alternate image result layouts?
• What are some good benchmarks to investigate
  • Pic Collage
    • Starts with list of tappable popular search terms
    • Gifs vs Images is main category choice
    • Ability to select and add multiple images at once
    • Autocomplete suggests search terms
    • Tap image to select, tap Checkmark to add
  • Google image search on mobile

Content Types
In general, I think the two main image types will be backgrounds and stickers.

• Backgrounds - large, beautiful images that serve as the backdrop for page content
• Stickers - small images with transparent backgrounds

[xmatthewx]

We should have @cadecairos investigate search services after he finishes his other API work to help figure out these parameters.

[thisandagain]

I'd prefer to keep our UX exploration constrained to what is in-scope for v1.0 as we have a pretty heavy workload already. Let's make sure UX is nailed for beta and RC ... if we want to get a jump start on things I'd prefer to see movement on desktop.

[xmatthewx]

@flukeout - for camera and gallery selector on mobile, can we call this done? I filed issue for search in the desktop repo.

I'm assuming that camera and gallery failures will be handled by Android. Notice for upload failures tracked in #1540

[thisandagain]

Yup, we'll use the OS-level camera and gallery. Building up that SOW in #1615

[flukeout]

Closing since not currently in scope, we'll make a new ticket down the road.