11 Feb
2010
11 Feb
'10
8:40 a.m.
Hi Caleb,
On Feb 11, 2010, at 3:43 AM, Caleb James DeLisle wrote:
The problem:
When a new wiki administrator uses the registration application, they are faced with a
set of fields with
names which are too short to explain what each field is for.
eg:
Boolean field named: "Check Active fields for user authentication"
To a new administrator, this is confusing and it's not apparent where to look for an
explanation.
Proposal:
I would like to add fields with names which are links to descriptions of what those
fields are for.
I can implement this in the "configurable" class which I am working on.
This means XE would have links to xwiki.org but it already does on the dashboard
explanation of tags.
WDYT?
I don't like it too much. IMO XE should be standalone. This is why we've taken
pains to have the syntax guide directly in XE for example. The reason is simple: you can
install XE locally and have no internet access.
We do have a solution for field help. I haven't used it myself but I'm sure others
here can comment on it.
It's used for example on the XWiki SAS intranet, something like this:
http://tinycoke.com/_6rXVfMRfwk2/screen_shot_2010-02-11_at_8.39.20_am.png
WDYT?
Thanks
-Vincent
