Re: [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] Gadgets Integration

Hi, To address Caty's feedback on http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Mockups/GadgetsIntegration(than… Caty!): 1. Should Google Gadgets also be able to add on the side menus? (where the Panels currently are) I think users should be able to do this also. If so, it would make sense to also have a Gadgets macro (not only a dashboard macro). But how would it be connected to the dashboard macro? Can the content of a macro be other macros? Something like: {{dashboard}} {{gadget ../}}{{gadget ../}}{{gadget ../}} {{gadget ../}} {{gadget ../}} {{/dashboard}} , where each row is a stack(column) of the dashboard.

2. "The thing is that we need to think about the functional duplication of the Panel Wizard and the new Dashboard." Caty <http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/AnamariaStoica> Yes, we need to think about the interface for (Gadgets&XWiki) Gadgets Directory and Panel Wizard. What would their roles be? Their content? (One would add Google Gadgets/Panels to Dashboard macros, the other to side menus...?) Is one interface enough for Dashboard Gadgets and Panels? If so, how would it look like? (where to put it, Panel Wizard is in Admin interface) Also, should the Gadgets Directory support adding gadgets to any Dashboard macro in any page, or just to personal dashboard?

Thanks, Anamaria On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Anamaria Stoica &lt;anam.stoica(a)gmail.com > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Ludovic Dubost &lt;ludovic(a)xwiki.org&gt; > wrote: > >> >> This should go beyond user profiles. Space home pages but any page >> should be able to be dashboard pages. >> For these pages we would need a way to make them display as >> dashboard >> pages by default. >> >> We should also make it easy to make these pages dashboard pages >> when in >> the wysiwyg. Like include a "dashboard" macro. >> >> I view it like that: >> >> 1/ Open a page in wysiwyg >> 2/ Type some text, include a dashboard macro >> 3/ Save >> >> When in view the dashboard macro renders the dashboard settings >> saved in >> the content field of the dashboard macro or in XWiki objects save >> in the >> page. >> It adds JS tools to allow to move and change your gadgets and panels >> used in your dashboard. >> > > Gadgets on the iGoogle panel also have an Edit Settings action on > the top > right > corner of every gadget, which opens a form with settings for that > gadget. > > Question: > If one user changes these settings, should they be visible to > everyone, or > just to the > user editing them? (this way different users will see the gadgets > with > different settings > for the same dashboard) > > On the personal dashboard is obvious that only you get to change > them, and > maybe view > the dashboard, > but what about any dashboard added as a macro on a regular page? > > I think the changes should be visible to everyone with view rights > on the > page, and > the settings editable for everyone with edit rights on the same page. > > WDYT? > > > >> >> With this method we might not need the xpage=dashboard template, >> as you >> could just have an #if in the XWikiUserSheet which displays the >> dashboard based on URL params. >> The #if would make a call to the XWiki {{dashboard}} macro >> >> Ludovic >> >> Anamaria Stoica a écrit : >>> Hi devs, >>> >>> I'd like to start working on Gadgets Integration. (this is a new >> feature) >>> >>> I've been working on the specs with Guillaume, and you can see the >> Design >>> page here: http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Design/GadgetIntegration >>> >>> The aim of the gadget integration is to provide XWiki users with a >>> dashboard-like page that will display a list of gadgets. These >>> gadgets >> can >>> be either internal gadgets (similar to XWiki panels) or external >>> gadgets >>> (coming from the Google Gadget repository for instance). Users can >> select >>> which gadgets to display on their dashboard from a gadget directory >> located >>> on the wiki. >>> >>> I've also created a few Mockups here >>> http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Mockups/GadgetsIntegrationfor >>> the Dashboard, Gadget Windows and Gadgets Directory. >>> >>> List of features: >>> Dashboard >>> - Dashboard for each user with drag&drop for Gadget Windows >>> - Display both Google Gadgets and XWiki Gadgets (Panels) >>> Directory >>> - An internal directory with Gadgets in the wiki divided in 3 >>> parts: >>> * XWiki Gadgets defined in the wiki / in the farm (current >> Panels) >>> * Google Gadgets selected out of the global Google >>> Directory by >> wiki >>> admins >>> * If allowed by wiki admins: full Google Gadgets Directory >>> >>> I'd like to include all of the above with basic functionalities >>> into >> 2.2M1. >>> >>> One thing is not clear at this point >> The relationship between >>> XWiki >>> Gadgets and current Panels: >>> >>> They are basically the same thing (same content), but they will >>> have >>> different containers (drag&drop window with edit settings on >>> Dashboard >> and >>> present containers for the side menu Panels). >>> >>> Will all Panels make sense as XWiki Gadgets? If no, when a new >>> Panel is >>> created, how do you know it's meant to be only a side menu Panel >>> and not >>> also a XWikiGadget? (this applies for current Panels as well) >>> >>> Also, very important: where should the interface for the Gadgets >> Directory >>> be placed? Appended to Panels.WebHome or new directory >>> Gadgets.WebHome? >> In >>> my opinion it needs a different interface from the Panel Wizard >> Interface. >>> The Panel Wizard is in the Wiki Preferences (administration >>> space) open >> only >>> to Admins, but the Directory will have to be available to all users >> (even >>> browsable by everyone). >>> >>> An admin interface for picking Google Gadgets from iGoogle >>> Directory >> and/or >>> XWiki Panels for the Gadgets Directory might be needed. >>> >>> How should I treat the 2 of them (XWiki Gadgets vs side menu >>> Panels)? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Anamaria