Re: [Web-erp-developers] Interface

[skaill <sk...@ro...>]

Ok, I think the 800x600 should not have Inquiries and Reports wrapping =
underneath the image now which should look better.  At the same time I =
made all the headings look better in positioning.

Please take another look here http://weberp.gocom.ca to confirm when you =
get a chance.

Steve
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  Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 4:09 PM
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  Looks better on a 1024x768 than on a 600x800 screen. The inquiries and =
reports heading has to wrap onto two lines.

  The spaced links are less intimidating block of text too.

  Great!


  Notice that the heading/title of the page is missing?

  Phil
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    From: skaill=20
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    Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 4:40 AM
    Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Interface


    Refined some more at http://weberp.gocom.ca including spacing out =
the action links.

    Steve
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      Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 9:08 PM
      Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Interface


      By menu items I mean the links to action a specific option.
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        From: skaill=20
        To: web...@li...=20
        Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 11:34 AM
        Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Interface


        Have you looked in the past day or two, Phil?  Some of your =
comments may be before I did a bunch of work.  Hopefully you have some =
time to look again.  No question marks anymore and they were only =
temporary before I was going to create a help graphic.  Anyway, I think =
the way you did with the one Help at the top is good as long as we =
document clearly, possibly in the first online help screen, that the =
help will change contextually.  Possibly by the menu items you mean the =
menu_group_items or do you mean the main_menu?

        The menus would be javascript.  However, I believe when I did =
testing in several browsers on this site I created www.goldenwitch.com =
they worked on all.  Some people with various browsers could try going =
to that site to see if the drop-down menus work perfectly.  It is =
minimal and very standard javascript.  I agree with avoiding javascript, =
java and any other language as much as possible but you can't make =
drop-down menus unless you have code at the client side.  I think ALL =
languages besides PHP, HTML and CSS should be optional in the config or =
elsewhere.

        I still have to get up with the cvs thing.  I have it installed =
but haven't tried it out.  When I do something it's all at once so one =
day soon I'll be doing cvs and will send you.

        I saw the user and database in the newest demo.  Something else =
I noticed though was that the Help gave an error.  Can't remember =
exactly where or why right now though.

        Steve

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          From: Daintrees=20
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          Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 4:15 PM
          Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Interface


          I guess this would be java?
          If it could be made to work in all forms of java then it would =
be a useful addition - I have tried to avoid it so far and have no =
knowlege personally. It is nice not to depend on java for anything. I =
agree it would be good.

          I would like to clean the css if you send me the files.=20

          I like the vertical oreintation of the menus - I think it =
needs some spacing between the menu items - they all merge together.
          As previously mentioned I am not so keen on the preponderance =
of question marks. I think this is probably superseeded following our =
discussion on the help.

          I already added the user and database to the titles - in 2.9


          Phil



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            From: skaill=20
            To: web...@li...=20
            Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:35 AM
            Subject: [Web-erp-developers] Interface


            I've been working with the interface quite a bit now.  For =
those who would like to see what I've done go to http://weberp.gocom.ca. =
 Please make many, many comments good or bad.

            While I've been doing this I fixed some incorrect code and =
cleaned it up, especially the css.  There were several places that had =
commands which weren't actually being used and in fact would lead =
someone to think that what they were seeing should be different.  This =
is typical and I'm no exception but I took the time to do some cleanup.  =
I think it is easier to read and understand now.

            Phil, if you like parts of this refined interface or all of =
it we can get it into the base product.  Let me know.

            I'm seriously thinking about adding code that will do =
drop-down menus and allow a user option to specify whether they see the =
interface displayed now or they see drop-down menus.  With the drop-down =
menus it would allow everything to be accessible all the time with =
little screen space taken up.  It also looks pro.  Plus the fast access =
options become basically irrelevant with drop-down menus.

            Steve