Changes for page Improved edit mode

Last modified by Ecaterina Moraru on 2018/09/26 16:02
From version 16.1
edited by Sergiu Dumitriu
on 2010/01/25 21:19
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To version 19.2
edited by Ecaterina Valica
on 2010/07/22 12:55
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1 +{{info}}Discussed: [VOTE] Edit UI improvements and panelless edit: http://xwiki.markmail.org/thread/qq5zixa2qyqkppcj{{/info}}
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1 1  = Improved edit mode =
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3 3  The goal is to improve the usability of the edit modes, and to give more space to the edit area by removing the edit mode panels, which don't bring real value.
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64 64  Again, AJAX-powered. The new object is displayed expanded initially, since the user probably wants to edit the object that he just added.
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66 -The same debate about the position. I placed it after the existing objects, since the object will be added there (objects are always sorted by their number). Otherwise, in a list of many documents, the user could click at the top of the list, then not see the new object, which appeared bellow the window margin.
68 +The same debate about the position. I placed it after the existing objects, since the object will be added there (objects are always sorted by their number). Otherwise, in a list of many objects, the user could click at the top of the list, then not see the new object, which appeared bellow the window margin.
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68 68  === Class editor improvements ===
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74 74  This switcher now prompts to save the current class before leaving the page.
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78 +It would be possible to remove it completely, since now we have the JumpToPage feature for quick access to other documents, but IMO we should keep it, since:
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80 +* it lists only classes, while GTP requires that the user knows at least part of the target classname
81 +* it goes to the class editor, not to the view more or the content editor
82 +* it separates classes by their space, to faster find the right class
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76 76  ==== 10. Quick access to add a new property ====
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78 78  AJAX-powered, the new property is added expanded at the bottom. I placed it at the top, although I think it should be at the bottom, since the property appears at the end of the list.
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