[Typo3-dev] New layout?

[ben van 't ende [netcreators]]

Christopher wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 25/10/05, Pilot <pilot at m-lan.ru> wrote:
> 
>>It seems to me, necessity has ripened to create the specification on
>>standards for BE modules and extentions (e.g. tt_news)
>>
>>To me it seems, that for simple users (editors of a content) it will be much
>>easier to have before itself  such appearance of "desktop":
>>
>>http://demo.bitrixsoft.com/bitrix/admin/index.php?logout=yes&login=yes
>>
>>login: demo
>>pass: demo
>>
>>What do you think about next level of BE?
> 
> 
> 
> If that's what you're suggesting, I suggest we stick with the BE we've
> got _now_. Overall, that thing's user interface is certainly no better
> than Typo3's, and in some ways it's quite a bit worse -- for example,
> the 'Site Explorer' has no way to view ALL pages (or even get some
> kind of overview of the site structure...) Having just worked on a
> project that used a cms with a similarly crippled BE (Webgui) I can
> honestly say that this problem alone would outweigh a _lot_ of good
> features.
> 
> It's also apparently impossible to get any kind of overview of db
> records; for example, there's nothing analagous to the "List" module,
> and where you _can_ list records, the amount of screen real estate
> occupied is so huge that you'd be limited to 10 or 15 records on a
> page of a reasonable length. I have a client who  runs a site with
> 1500+ news items -- it'd be impossible with an interface like this
> one.
> 
> I _do_ like having the 'filter' available in one click (Information
> blocks > catalog), but It's still far and away less capable than the
> "List" module in Typo3 (where it's possible e.g. to edit _only_ a
> single field for multiple records at once...)
> 
> You are aware that the Typo3 BE can be drastically altered in
> appearance via the use of access rights and permissions, right? What
> _specifically_ are you recommending to our attention in this tool?

Hi,

I agree the demo is not much of an improvement. It is just a matter of 
taste here. Maybe you like the color and styles better. Michiel Roos has 
developed a much nicer looking interface. http://teknowlogic.org/ He 
also improved the interface by making the page tree frame collapsible.

We are working on a backend improvement where more icons and checkboxes 
can be disabled. This provides a be_user which a much cleaner interface. 
No matter how many options can be disabled now, there are still to many 
icons left for the dummy user. This will be published soon.

gRTz

ben
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