Re: [Phpwiki-talk] simplify default template

[Jeff D. <da...@da...>]

On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 21:26:24 +0100
Reini Urban <ru...@x-...> wrote:

> I now committed it now to CVS.

As I think I said, I, at least, don't like it.

If I had to pick one out of (Info, Diff, PageHistory) to leave
on the main page I'd definitely pick PageHistory.  Most of the 
Info stuff is just not interesting to most readers.

If you're reading a page, what are you most likely to want to
know about that page:

  Who wrote it (both the latest version, and who's contributed
  to the page the most)  

  When it was written (when were the bulk of the changes made
  to the page?) (when was the most recent change?)

  What changes were made?

Who cares how may words are on the page (the viewers already
looking at the page)?  The hit count may be
of interest, but probably only to the pages author.  What markup
version?  Only someone who's going to edit the page cares, and
they'll find that out when they try to edit it.
Everything else on the Info page (and much more) is available
on the PageHistory page...


> How about changing the pagename "FindPage" => "Search" on the default 
> template? (German: "Suche")

A little confusing.  I would think "Search" would be the submit
button for the quick search form.  "FindPage" serves the function
that on most web pages is labeled "Advanced Search".

Also FindPage is a wiki link (to the page FindPage).  Are you planning
on renaming pgsrc/FindPage to pgsrc/Search?  I don't think it's 
worth the trouble.

In the end either is okay, but I would vote for the status quo,
because it's the status quo.  (If you move the page FindPage to Search,
it just creates a little more pain for everyone who upgrades their
PhpWiki.)

> Of course one can create his own navbar.tmpl template version.

Of course.  So there's no need to keep mucking with the stock one. :-)

Leaving too many buttons in the stock template is probably better
than too few (within limits, of course) -- at least people will
see what's possible, and it's much easier to figure out how to
delete them from the templates than it is to figure out how to
add them back....