[TYPO3-hci] One night with Typo3...

[JoH]

>> lol... it's not about tradition. It's about the fact that a complex
>> software isn't easy to use anymore, IF you want to go your own way...
>>
>>
> And thats exactly the point. You think there must be a trade-off. I
> don´t think so.

Well - nothing in real life works without a trade-off as long as you are
part of that something that is called "society".

But I don't agree with the above statement.
A complex software can still be very easy to use and IMHO TYPO3 is a good
example for it.
I think there is a big difference between "using" TYPO3 and "configuring"
TYPO3.

For me a "user" is someone who works with TYPO3 as an editor.
He fills in content elements, news items or the like to modify the content
that is shown in the frontend for the visitors of the site.
With a properly configured Backend, he can do that in a very intuitive and
comfortable way.
So the ease of _use_ is already there, even though it still might be
improved in different ways.
If you compare TYPO3 to a car, the "user" would be the driver. And driving
this car is very easy.

If the driver has got some problems with his car or maybe wants some
additional stuff, like a CD player, GPS, better wheel rims or whatever he
usually asks his local motor mechanic.
In TYPO3 terms this would be the admin or a consultant, who has got admin
rights and is able to setup the system with different ready made parts that
just have to be modified a bit to fit the users needs.
Of course this can't be done without deeper knowledge compared to the user.
Even if the user is an engineer creating complex machines he doesn't
necessarily know how to modify a car.
So if the user is not able or willing to learn this stuff for whatever
reason, he will be forced to ask such a consultant.

This has nothing to do with usability problems. You just have to learn your
lessons.

Joey

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