[TYPO3-hci] HCI Podcast
Jens Hoffmann
jens.hoffmann at dkd.de
Wed May 2 09:49:04 CEST 2007
:)
I'm currently working on the "Page" Tree ...
I already added the Idea of more Views.
Everything witch could be Viewed in a Tree should get this View.
Like: News Cat., Forum structure, Loging ...
Would be soooo cool :)
Greez Jens
David Bruehlmeier wrote:
> Hi Jens,
>
> I just watched the HCI podkast and was really impressed. Once we get
> there, we can all be very proud of not only a flexible product, but a
> user-friendly product as well! As an 'outsider' to the HCI team, it
> produced two random thoughts I would like to share with you.
>
> The "page" tree
> The focus should not just be _pages_, but any object which can be
> managed in a tree. For instance the commerce extension handles articles
> in a 'special' tree. For the Party Information Framework, I would like
> to visualize persons and organisations in a tree, independantly from the
> page tree. So the message is: the "page" tree is just a special usage of
> a general tree and the design/implementation should be done in a way so
> that any extension can use it.
>
> Focus on 5.0
> After viewing the presentation I was overwhelmed when thinking about
> what it would mean to achieve all this. To really get a consistent look
> and field, it would require rewriting a _lot_ of code and adapting tons
> of extensions. Some things like the installer might be easier since it
> is better modularized. But to achieve major changes, I strongly feel
> that it would be best to focus on the 5.0 development. IMO usability is
> not something that can be built 'on top' but something that must be
> incorporated in the 'soul' of the system. It must be in the mind of the
> whole team from day one. For TYPO3 5.0, that could become reality. The
> HCI team should get involved with 5.0 development now that the basic
> decisions are being made. When the 'Phoenix' front- and backend are
> reborn, it should be a joint achievement of the HCI team and the 5.0 dev
> team.
>
> Regards,
> Dave
More information about the TYPO3-team-hci
mailing list