Reaching for something more makes sense when it will ultimately allow
for greater flexibility. This new design of the write page, however,
is more like reaching backwards.
But . . . I will continue to use it because I really do like the rest
of the changes. *They* are much more user friendly and I think they
will appeal to both power users and newbies alike as well as those
who fall somewhere outside of that.
If there is going to be a plugin of some kind - hopefully sooner than
later - to allow those of us who wish to move that section to the
sidebar, I'm sure this will be beneficial to more than just a handful
of users in the power user category and I can wait for that, though
perhaps not too patiently. ;-) Unless it isn't going to be done until
2.6. If that's the case, I might just keep 2.3.3 until then - sadly.
~ Annie
On Mar 28, 2008, at 6:59 AM, Matt Mullenweg wrote:
Les Bessant wrote:
Or better, make the page configurable. Or have a "basic" page and
an "advanced" page. There is no need to make software harder to
use for people who know what they are doing so that beginners/
novices/whatever can be less confused.
2.5 is about trying something new.
WordPress has in the past had a "simple" and "advanced" posting
interface.
We've also had an interface where almost everything was draggable
and droppable.
I'm intimately familiar with how and why these worked or didn't
work, and that's why we're going to try something new. We've kept
some things for years that seem to work well virtually untouched,
but when things are a big source of support issues and confusion
(like the dashboard and write page were) I think it's worth not
being content with the status quo and reaching for something more.
--
Matt Mullenweg
http://ma.tt | http://automattic.com
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