[TYPO3-core] Kickoff: TYPO3 4.1 (suggestions)

[Kasper Skårhøj]

Hi Folks,

My suggestion is that for TYPO3 version 4.1 we implement these 3 main  
HCI features:

- A new backend frameset, featuring (see attached screenshot)
	a) pull-down menus to access current modules / submodules / function- 
menu items
	b) Icon bar below pull-down menu for short cuts to any menu item
	c) AJAX based applications into the menubar to the right (eg.  
search, switch-user, workspace selector)
	d) Fully configurable per user using XML (so can be saved, shared etc).
	e) Fully extendable by extensions and based on AJAX
	f) Technically: Done with an IFRAME so that current modules think  
they still run in the good old frameset they are used to.
	Target Group: Everyone, will make TYPO3 more modern, less  
"confusing" and more like applications they already know. Will hide  
lots of complexity in menus.
	Inspiration: In fact, this is as Tapio seems to already have worked  
on and what Lasse N. once made a working example for! (see the very  
first podcast if you like).

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- A "Dashboard" welcome screen (like my-yahoo, pageflakes etc.)
	a) Users see the dash-board when they log in
	b) On the dash board they find "Widgets" interesting for them. Could  
be "Translator ToDo list" for a translator or "Log summary" for an  
Admin or "Hot Site Statistics" for an executive.
	c) There can be multiple widgets, they can be moved around in a  
grid, they update themselves using AJAX, Its customized per user  
which widgets are on his dashboard and which is available to place  
there.
	d) All widgets provided by extensions
	Target Group: Every one using TYPO3, mostly simple users can benefit  
from this.
	Inspiration: Andreas Balzer has touched this in the thread  
"alternative start page for ..." and I think the Dashboard is a good  
candicate for this start up module (in fact, in the process we will  
make it completely configurable which module so you can actually  
choose "Web>Page" if you like - why not. But this will be default...)

- Wizard framework
	a) Allows people to configure a wizard that takes people through a  
step-wise approach to creating or editing content in TYPO3. Like  
"Actions", just better.
	b) XML configurable, so can be shared, encapsulated in extensions etc.
	Target Group: The "Once-a-month" editor



My motivation lies with the items above since I'm convinced this is a  
good idea, I need it myself (or my clients do) and I'm ready to do it  
now. Everyone is allowed to object to this above and/or you can  
suggest that we solve additional issues from the wiki for version 4.1  
of TYPO3. However, please take the initiative to promote your own  
priorities for the next version.

The horizon for the above is to have a working prototype to show at  
T3CON06 and it should be finished by end of October. In addition we  
should have someone programming widgets for the dashboard etc.


4.1 Project Team:
- Kasper: Leader and Main architect: Creates the underlying  
architecture that interfaces with the TYPO3 core, extension system  
etc for plugging into these features.
- Thomas Murphy: Skin advisor / design / development(?)

Open positions:
- AJAX guru: Someone who can assist on the AJAX strategy
- DHTML guru: Someone who can implement the HTML for the menu and the  
Dashboard
- Usability testing: When the features exist in a prototype we must  
test them on real people! Someone who wants to work on that?






- kasper

"Gimme Five!"
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