[TYPO3-hci] HCI Podcast

[Jens Hoffmann]

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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