Re: [pLog-General] admin interface

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I really like the flow of pmachine and they way they do things. As for non-css i
agree. The 'kiss' method should take affect here. I'll start on a very rough
div layout just for the sake of sake and start adding features piece by piece.
If we break down each section and have some sort of sub-section for each we
could really save alot of desktop space. I'll try to keep it with a flow layout
so that its a bit more cross-browser friendly, ie has issues with set widths
and such. I'll also try to tone down the javascript features.
 ~ Nick

Quoting Oscar Renalias <os...@re...>:

> I agree that we should follow the common design of a panel with all the
> options on the left and then whatever is needed in the main area of the
> page. I quite like the design used in pMachine:
> 
> http://www.pmachine.com/screenshots/images/2.2_main.jpg
> http://www.pmachine.com/screenshots/images/2.2_newentry.jpg
> http://www.pmachine.com/screenshots/images/2.2_viewentry.jpg
> (more here: http://www.pmachine.com/screenshots/)
> 
> and also Pivotlog is quite nice:
> 
> http://www.pivotlog.net/help/pics/pivot-help-0009.png
> http://www.pivotlog.net/help/pics/screenshot_ie_5_kl.png
> http://www.pivotlog.net/help/pics/pivot-help-0018.png
> (more here: http://www.pivotlog.net/help/index.php)
> 
> You can use this page: http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php, if you want
> to test any open source CMS or blogging tool (yeah, plog is not there :P)
> 
> I will gather a list of all the options that should be available and we
> can think about how to arrange them... I don't think we can have a menu on
> the left side with 30+ options! If needed, we can also change some
> workflow/processes to make them work better.
> 
> Using some CSS would be fine, but I don't think we should rely too much on
> it, since as we know, is not 100% supported across all browsers. We could
> also use images/icons to make things not look as dull as they do now :)
> 
> I will also start doing something as soon as I can.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Oscar
> 
> > I've been contemplating possible ways to do an admin interface that is
> > simple but yet effective. I've been looking at other admin pages, like
> > movabletype and misc message boards. All of them have a general feel to
> > them of a panel on the side with main sections and sub sections listed
> > below and then on the main data side have the forms, fields, etc. An
> > easy, well sorta, way to do it would be just transforming the site
> > template like rusty or pale-blue over and conforming it to how you'd
> > want it. I've been giving it alot of thought and will start at it as
> > soon as i get the chance. If nothing else its a step toward a more
> > organized and easy to use interface. Would also be 'somewhat' skinable
> > depending on a generic stylesheet used. If anyone has any ideas please
> > send them my way because i'd be very interested in getting something
> > better up and running.
> >   ~ Nick
> >
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