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Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 12/21/2008 9:58 AM: > HI BJ, > > I have updated > http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/New+Features+Roadmap+-+Living+Document > with some UI enhancements suggested these last months. Could you please > elaborate your propostion, I'm not sure to well understand it > > Thanks > > Jacques > > From: "BJ Freeman" <bjf...@free-man.net> > > >> I think this would be best handle by the rendering looking up a text >> string tooltip_$fieldname in the I8n files. >> >> Sven Wesley sent the following on 11/17/2008 3:54 AM: >>> Tool tips for labels/fields would enhance the gui a lot. I've been >>> running a >>> project with ofbiz for a while now and it's a time eater to find out >>> what >>> fields are about. >>> >>> >>> >>> 2008/11/17 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> >>> >>>> ofcourse then you can enhance the tool tip to handle links >>>> then you could just modify the I8N files without touching code. >>>> "Click here to ($whatever)" >>>> >>>> BJ Freeman sent the following on 11/17/2008 3:38 AM: >>>>> For a first effort, I would think that the tools tips that direct a >>>>> user >>>>> to the steps would be sufficient. >>>>> that in it self is a large project for a community driven project. >>>>> especially with all the I8n needed. >>>>> like >>>>> "create new ($whatever) by clicking on ($whatever1)tab and click on >>>>> ($whatever2) link" >>>>> could make the tooltip a template and ($whaterver1-2) is the only >>>>> things >>>>> that is a variable. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 11/17/2008 1:51 AM: >>>>>> How to allow to create a party from where it could be needed >>>>>> >>>>>> Following Bruno's suggestion about Compiere UI >>>>>> >>>> http://www.compiere.com/products/product-demos/tour/compiere_window_navigation.htm >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I suggest that we put a link to >>>>>> https://localhost:8443/partymgr/control/createnew everywhere we >>>>>> have a >>>>>> party lookup, using the party >>>>>> label at left of the field. Actually we could generalising >>>>>> everywhere we >>>>>> have a lookup for something. >>>>>> >>>>>> I know it's easy to click on the Party tab and then on create new. >>>>>> But >>>>>> after reading BJ's reading suggestion >>>>>> http://www.uie.com/articles/design_intuitive/, I think it's an >>>>>> easy way >>>>>> to teach newbies how to do it. Easy for us to introduce, and >>>>>> easy for newbies to use, maybe with a tooltip "click on party to >>>>>> create". This would fill the Condition #2 of the article above >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course being able to show the screen where the choice of the >>>>>> type of >>>>>> party to create is done, and then the screen where data are >>>>>> entered in a CSS hidden/shown window like the calendar would be great >>>>>> and could be our next target. This would allow to not leave the >>>>>> page the user is on and would create a less disturbing >>>>>> environment. But >>>>>> I know that this would also mean to preload these windows in >>>>>> memory and is maybe out of reach at the moment (from a memory POV, >>>>>> without speaking of the code needed). Else we could do the same >>>>>> thing for all the lookups, having them poping up as fast as the >>>>>> calendar. From a code POV, perhaps generalising from the calendar >>>>>> code >>>>>> could be a way >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacques >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJTo1rrP3NbaWWqE4RAlbPAJ0R7KM+I8lnv+mxnAXmrgazO5GWKgCgmzhq dgslNb1bGZ/i0B7aP9Rc1xo= =vKMM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
