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Re: [Web-erp-developers] Updates to CVS
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From: Daintrees <p.d...@pa...> - 2004-08-09 20:05:12
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I included 99% of your stuff Steve. Update your CVS and have a look. I left the logout on the quick menu. I did also lose the Main tab and retained the existing order of the module links: Sales Orders always come first or there is no business. Accounts receivable is next because it is customer related and customers are kings and queens. G/L and Setup are far right because these are lesser used only by the bean counters/sys admins AP and Purchasing are required to get stuff for customers so they're next. there is a little logic to the madness regarding the order of the links. the user is straight into the system - into Sales Orders in case we need to service a customer quickly. The welcome message is gone I felt that this could get tiresome for regular users who just want to get on with it. I made a few breif comments in the change.log on your behalf. I think I called the changes "Extreme makeover MkII" Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "skaill" <sk...@ro...> To: <web...@li...> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] Updates to CVS > I should explain what I did. There are some physical changes to the > interface of which many are small such as the hot keys. The css's have been > cleaned up and modified appropriately for those physical changes. .Also, > professional has been changed to "enhance" it's style. When I think about > it now though, I could have introduced a new style and left professional. > That might be something to consider. Here is a list of specific changes: > > 1) Color use changes such as the left side of top header being colored > instead of white with the curve separating. > > 2) Hot keys for the quick menu functions such as Select Customer. Use ALT + > character for the hot keys. In IE you must press enter after doing the hot > key. Unfortunately, the hot keys are not supported in some browsers even > though they are part of the html 4 specification. All browsers but one that > we tested were able to do the hot keys. Hopefully hot keys can be extended > to other options in the future. Fast hot key access is something that many > of the commercial accounting softwares have and has no known negative side > other than not working on the odd browser. > > 3) The most noticeable change is that the sections are across the page > instead of downward. Reasons for this have mostly to do with user > friendliness including the consistency of the sections being in the same > place for all modules. Also, the area downward that is taken up is only the > number of options in the longest section within that module instead of > adding the length of all the module's sections so there is now more room for > more options without the pages getting long. > > 4) The graphics have been shrunk down to make them more professional > looking...IMO anyway. > > 5) Modules that a user does mot have access to will appear in grey as a > clear indication of not being accessible. Hopefully this approach can be > extended to the options within the sections. Just didn't do that part at > this stage. > > 6) Logout has been moved down to the "main" menu as opposed to the quick > menu. In my mind I see the quick menu as a toolbar for fast access really. > Hopefully the Main option on the "main" menu has been taken out. I meant to > and if not, it should be. > > 7) Now, when the user enters the system they are shown a welcome screen as > opposed to being thrown into the first module they have access. In this way > there can be an identification of the program as well as a short > description/introduction. For instance, it would probably be a good idea to > point out the help button up top and how it will give context sensitive > help. > > This assumes Phil kept all of my changes though, so possibly it has ended up > a bit different which should and will happen. Phil knows more about the > system and all that use it. > > All comments good and bad are welcome. We are all trying to make webERP > better. With interfaces though many will have the first reaction of not > liking anything new. Please try it out for long enough before making any > decisions. > > Is there anywhere else I should post these changes, Phil? > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Daintree" <p.d...@pa...> > To: <web...@li...> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:02 AM > Subject: [Web-erp-developers] Updates to CVS > > > > I uploaded Steve's modifications to the main menu (index.php and > > includes/header.inc) I think it looks better but an accountants > > impression of what looks good may not be worth much. Steve likes it too! > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on > > Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, > > one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology > > Group. 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