On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 3:53 PM, Vincent Massol <vinc...@massol.net> wrote:
> > > > On 12 Feb 2018, at 14:19, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) <vali...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > We would need an extension point inside the Help application content in > > order for the applications to insert their documentation, usage, actions, > > etc. > > > > There are several use cases that would need an extension point inside the > > Help application: > > - Templates section: some templates might want to promote themselves with > > previews; > > - Macros section: same; > > - Applications section: same; > > - Help Homepage > > -- Tours: there is a proposal that adds a Tour section that lists the > > available Tours, see > > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Proposal/ > MultiPageTours/helpHomeAfter.png > > and > > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/ > MultiPageTours#HHelpTours > > -- Scripting Documentation Application > > http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/ > Scripting%20Documentation%20Application > > could insert itself inside Help section, instead of AppBar. > > - Not sure if extension points also apply for Sandbox and XWiki Syntax, > or > > if these should be just moved here. > > > > WDYT? > > -0 for a UIXP but +1 for some new XClass(es) since UIXP should be reserved > for skins, i.e. templates (vm files). Note that on this topic we need to > conclude about http://markmail.org/message/ewk4rq7p2mtqehto (nobody > replied to the last thread item I wrote :)). I don’t know what we agree > about officially and what is still left to debate/decide. We need another > thread for this. > +1 to use XClasses. The downside is that we loose the scope (user/wiki/global) so by default any user would be able to inject content into the Help application. > > Now we need to more precisely define the XClasses. > > Ideas: > > * One XClass for inserting “boxes” in the “Main Features” section, see > http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Extension/ > Help%20Center%20Application/WebHome/HelpCenter-01-home.png. For example > the Templates Application could/should insert itself instead of being > hardcoded. > * Another XClass for the videos page to contribute a new video definition, > see http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Extension/ > Help%20Center%20Application/WebHome/HelpCenter-02-videos.png > * One XClass for adding a new macro on http://extensions.xwiki.org/ > xwiki/bin/download/Extension/Help%20Center%20Application/ > WebHome/HelpCenter-04-macros.png > * One XClass for adding a new application on http://extensions.xwiki.org/ > xwiki/bin/download/Extension/Help%20Center%20Application/ > WebHome/HelpCenter-05-applications.png > > Note: There could be a single XClass with a “type” xproperty to say where > the content is contributed to or they could be different if we want more > typed-XClasses. > > Thanks > -Vincent > > > > > Thanks, > > Caty > >
