Re: [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] XWiki 2.0 Skin

Ecaterina Valica-2 wrote: Hi, Since part of my new job is to provide suggestions regarding usability matters I thought as a start I might provide some observations on the new skin :-) First of all I like the new skin a lot. It's minimalistic and the content is organized so the users can make the most of it. The following is a list of suggestions that I think would make the user experience even better. The user I am referring to is not the web-savvy kind, but a user with a minimal browsing experience. Skin: View->Content - It would be great if there was a link where people who had trouble with the wiki could go for help. This could be a link to all documentation, the user guide, etc. - "Query" is a term users that are not internet-savvy may not understand. I suggest writing "Search" in the search box. This would make "Search my wiki" redundant, so I suggest removing the text above the search box altogether. - Users may not be familiar with some of the languages the wiki is available in. As a result they may fail to identify the current language if it is not marked distinctively (e.g. Current language could be a blue button).

- The terms "Administration Administrator" at the top of the page are redundant and may cause confusion. Users may not understand why the word is repeated. I suggest replacing "Administration" with "Loged-in as".

- While the first 3 actions in the “View” menu (Content, Source, History) are connected, I think "Related Pages" would make more sense in "Quick Links". This would also make it easier for the user to consult other similar pages and overall increase his use of the wiki. - I suggest adding a "view change" link next to the last modification date. This will provide non-experienced users with quick access to modifications in case they don't know what the "History" tab does. - I think it would be better if we had tags under the title. I agree people will most likely add tags after they have read the content. However tags may also be used to find similar information that users can skim through while reading the current article. (e.g.: I am reading an article about a Beatles album on a wiki. As soon as I open the page I will click on “The Beatles” tag under the title and open it in a new tab in order to find out more about their other albums. I will be reading these pages in parallel and making comparisons). As an alternative we could have a tag list/cloud in the right panel. Skin: WYSIWYG The preview button at the bottom of the page should be the first button, as the user is likely to click on it a few times before he saves and publishes the content. Skin: View->History I think the "previous page" button should be in front of the first page, while the "next page" button should stay after the 9th page. This is a system users are already familiar with. Hope this is useful ;-)