[TYPO3-dam-devel] RFC #9777: Usability issues with the DAM media browser

[Bjoern Pedersen]

Am 15.01.2011 21:42, schrieb Lorenz Ulrich:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> this is an SVN patch request.
> 
> Type: UX improvment
> 
> Bugtracker reference: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=9777
> 
> Branches: trunk
> 
> Problem:
> From a UX point of view, the DAM media browser has some annoying glitches:
> 
> - The page browser is only shown on top of the list, so if you don't
> find a file, you first have to scroll up to find out that there are more
> files on other pages. There must be a second page browser after the list.
> 
> - The search box is "hidden" at the very bottom of the media browser. As
> it is very useful it should be on top.
> 
> - Media browser elements like "Selection" and "Sorting" are located on
> top of the whole element browser. But they only affect the file listing.
> So they should be placed the a new position on top of the list.
> 
> Solution:
> I cleaned up the media browser based on a mockup I made earlier this
> year. Some things would need more fundamental changes and therefore they
> would need a lot of time. So I think found a reasonable compromise (see
> before.png and after.png).
> 
> Notes:
> Tested on Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer 8.
> 
> I removed the display of allowed file types. In my opinion it is only a
> waste of space to display them - they are always displayed before
> opening the media browser.
> 
> I'm very open for improvements of the patch.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Lorenz
+1 by reading and testing. The page browser is now located much more
convienient.

björn