I would prefer to have this functionality implemented in a screen. The screen could later be shown in several ways. For instance has a pop-up.
Having the items separated by application is a good idea but, again, it should be general so independent from the applications. -Bruno 2008/10/11 Vikas Mayur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > completing my last reply .... > > It could be some thing like > > Recents (drop-down text) > ---------- > Party > - view profile - > Order > - Order Detail Page - Sales Order #11111 - > Catalog > - Survey - > - Product Store - > > So recent navigation(s) grouped by application. > > - Vikas > > > > > On Oct 11, 2008, at 4:03 PM, Vikas Mayur wrote: > > Ah - I see! >> >> Seems to me similar to My page User Preference. >> Instead of a navigation panel we could also have a drop-down/select box >> with a text some thing like "My Recent" containing all recent visits of a >> particular user. This drop down could be to the left of Logout button or >> could be on main applications tabs, so that it is always seen/accessible to >> the user. >> >> - Vikas >> >> On Oct 11, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Bruno Busco wrote: >> >> Vikas, >>> I have seen the code. I am afraid this is quite far from being generic. >>> >>> Such a functionality for the backoffice should: >>> - be able to list different kind of elements like orders, parties, >>> products >>> etc. >>> - be able to persist and display the list again when the user log in >>> again >>> - offer the possibility to organize several preferred items to be always >>> there >>> >>> -Bruno >>> >>> >>> 2008/10/11 Vikas Mayur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Bruno, I think this functionality is close to what exists in OFBiz - if >>>> I >>>> am not wrong. >>>> There are two screenlet in left bar of eCommerce app i.e. Last Category >>>> and >>>> Last Searches .... which remembers user visit to a category or search >>>> during >>>> a session. >>>> >>>> I did not look into the code but if the implementation of above two >>>> screenlets is not generic enough to support navigation panel as you >>>> mentioned, then we could come with any generic interface, class to >>>> support >>>> this functionality in overall application. >>>> >>>> >>>> - Vikas >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 11, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Bruno Busco wrote: >>>> >>>> Giving a look to >>>> >>>>> http://www.compiere.com/products/product-demos/tour/web_ui_demo.htm >>>>> some suggestions can come to improve OFBiz UI. >>>>> >>>>> I would like to mention just one: >>>>> - Navigation panel >>>>> A lateral collapsible panel with recent viewed elements and (that's >>>>> great) >>>>> user selected favourite elements to have always at a click >>>>> >>>>> My two cents, >>>>> Bruno >>>>> >>>>> 2008/10/10 Joe Eckard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> >>>>> Right, the cool features of OSGi for OFBiz would be things like giving >>>>> >>>>>> each >>>>>> component its own classloader, allowing each component to be loaded / >>>>>> unloaded, started or stopped without a reboot, and having 2 different >>>>>> versions of the same component loaded and running at the same time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regarding the impressions of the OFBiz UI, I tend to agree. I >>>>>> certainly >>>>>> don't mean to downplay the efforts put into the UI, but compared to >>>>>> more >>>>>> modern, process-directed UIs that people have come to expect, even >>>>>> from >>>>>> basic PHP applications, OFBiz falls a little flat. I realize most >>>>>> pages >>>>>> are >>>>>> intended to be generic and data / service based, but compared to >>>>>> something >>>>>> like: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.highrisehq.com/tour >>>>>> http://drupal.org/node/109484 >>>>>> >>>>>> it may turn some people off. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Joe >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 10, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Tim Ruppert wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting feedback Joe. I've had a look inside this and how it >>>>>> works >>>>>> >>>>>> for OFBiz in general and am really interested to see how it may help >>>>>>> out. >>>>>>> At first glance, my response was the same as Adrian's, but these guys >>>>>>> do >>>>>>> have good experience, so it'll be nice to see how it ends up looking. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Tim >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Tim Ruppert >>>>>>> HotWax Media >>>>>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> o:801.649.6594 >>>>>>> f:801.649.6595 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 10, 2008, at 9:03 AM, Joe Eckard wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "The foundation of the CloudFree Platform is Equinox. Thus, >>>>>>> everything >>>>>>> >>>>>>> will be developed and deployed as OSGi bundles. Thus, it's valid to >>>>>>>> say >>>>>>>> that Java is our technology of choice for the platform." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've been exploring OSGi for a few months now and it seems like an >>>>>>>> ideal >>>>>>>> solution for OFBiz (and enterprise frameworks in general). It will >>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>> exciting to see what experienced OSGi developers come up with to >>>>>>>> make >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> interesting features easier to use in our context. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Joe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 10, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Ravi Kumar wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://cloudfree.net/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.eclipse.org:80/proposals/cloudfree/ >>>>>>>>> <http://www.eclipse.org/proposals/cloudfree/> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> news://news.eclipse.org/eclipse.cloudfree >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In the news group, there is a reference to OFBiz under this thread: >>>>>>>>> "Why >>>>>>>>> another open source ecommerce platform?" >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -R >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> >> >
