The javascript 'pseudo-window' editing is on the way out of KNotes!

23-November-2005

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This is just a brief note to say that we're almost there with replacement solutions for the javascript / DOM draggable editing panel. The convenience of avoiding expensive full-page-build round-trips is good, but many users have trouble with the 'pswin'. With luck I'll be demoing the alternatives by Friday, in the NGRF site testbed.

We've been aware for a long time that the javascript / DOM editing 'window' caused big usability problems for KNotes. Replacing it has taken some effort, but we're almost there with much improved solutions. I have to spend a lot of today on (sigh, yet again) admin, but I truly expect to be demoing alternatives in the NGRF testbed by mid-afternoon friday at the latest.

Some of the solutions are straight, accessible html - but they should load somewhat faster than most plone edit forms because they can avoid the rendering and markup load of the navigational context ( we can simplify the edit pages to remove much of that context ). Where possible, we're including simplest-case reply forms in the pages a user would be replying to, saving the roundtrip otherwise required to load the form. Some other solutions will be 'ajaxian', but will be much lighter-weight and more usable than the existing 'pswin' - and none will expect the user to drag dom elements around the page :o)

The replacement solution will be introduced in batches of cases, starting with reply, add-blog-entry and edit entry.

Back with a more complete update this time tomorrow.

By the way, this also mean that we are finally inches away from removing the fast-folders product dependency! hooray!


Mike Malloch; 23-November-2005 08:56:42; forum (0) help

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