Thanks, Justin. This is really helpful. I'll start putting UI concerns in the jira container as you suggested.
More soon! Alyssa. Justin Deoliveira wrote: > Hi Alyssa, > > This is really great stuff. Thanks for putting together the list. As > your list indicates we still have a lot to do in terms of usability. > That said, a while back we informally decided while updating our road > map that most of the usability stuff would get pushed back to a later > 2.0.x release, perhaps 2.0.1 or 2.0.2. The rationale being that we are > still hashing out major bugs, and still getting the UI to a point > where it is as functional as its previous version. > > While all the usability improvements are very important they represent > a pretty big scope increase for 2.0, so while we could decide to > tackle them now, it would push that release back quite significantly. > So what we have been trying to do is to capture the issues in jira, > using this issue as as a container: > > http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOS-2705 > > So should make sure that all your feedback is represented there. > > All that said, recent traffic in jira indicates that usability issues > may be coming back into focus. Hopefully the next road map update will > clear things up a bit. > > -Justin > > alyssa wright wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've been going through geoserver2 for documentation purposes and am >> encountering a number of UI and functionality concerns. In stead of >> sending things piecemeal throughout the day, on Mike's suggestion I'm >> sending a compilation of today's results. Some go through a specific >> work flow and some are general notes (aka, add rollovers to type >> icons). I imagine some warrant further discussion, before going >> into the JIRA. So, feedback welcome. >> >> Thank you and more soon, >> Alyssa. >> >> >> ***** >> From the layer view: >> >> 1) I clicked on the layer Arc_Sample >> 2) In the data panel, I changed the name to Arc_Samples >> 3) I hit save >> *4) I am returned to the layer view screen where my layer name is >> still Arc_Sample* >> >> 5) Thinking I made a mistake or something, I go back into the >> Arc_Sample layer >> *6) And the resulting layer page says Arc_Samples* >> >> 7) I go to the publishing tab >> *8) And while the resulting layer page says Arc_Samples the Basic >> Setting name says Arc_Sample* >> >> 9) I try to change the basic setting name, but alas >> *10) This field is disabled* >> >> All items with * seem to be either unexpected or real bugs. For the >> final one, I really don't understand the difference between basic >> settings name Basic Resource Info Name. And why we even have Basic >> Settings Name in the form if its uneditable. >> >> ***** >> I believe this flow does does not make sense. >> >> 1) I was in the layers view screen. >> 2) I selected a store >> 3) I am redirected to the edit vector data source form >> 4) I make a change >> 5) I select save OR _cancel_ >> 6) I am redirected to the store view screen. >> >> I think one should be redirected to the page one was previous at, >> especially for the cancel case. But also for the save case. If you >> can do edits to the data sources from the layers review, why not be >> linked back? >> >> ***** >> I disabled a store, but the layer continues to be active. How can a >> layer be enabled but a store be disabled? >> >> ***** >> When I click on the STORE name, I am redirected to the edit Data >> SOURCE screen. I think the use of store and source are confusing. >> Store should be somewhere in the resulting page title. Similarly, >> when selecting a specific layer, layer should be used in the >> resulting page titles. >> >> ***** >> rollovers for types >> >> ***** >> warning when there is an unsuccessful login >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Geoserver-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel
