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

On 12/8/09 10:02 AM, Anamaria Stoica wrote: > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Vincent Massol<vincent(a)massol.net>

> >> On Dec 7, 2009, at 11:21 PM, Anamaria Stoica wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> To address Caty's feedback on >>> >>>

>>> 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. >>> >> Yes that's very easy to do technically. One simple way is to allow >> wiki content inside the dashboard macro. Then it's a one liner to >> support it. >> >> Question: What would the dashboard macro do? Is it just for layout? In >> which case I'd rather have a more generic {{layout}} macro that can be >> used or not be used at will. Or even use the {{column}} macro that we >> need to write in 2.0 syntax. See: >> - http://code.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Macros/ColumnMacro >> - http://code.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Macros/DisplayPanelLayoutMacro >> >> > The dashboard should contain the gadgets on 3 columns, and support

> for them, like here: >

> or on iGoogle. > > Now, it's not clear whether the window of the gadget should be part of

> Dashboard or the Gadget's macro. > > Supporting drag&drop, the windows must be subclasses of isc.Window,

> inside a isc.VStack subclass, > which are placed inside a isc.HLayout subclass. (the last 2 obviously

Question: are we sure we want to implement it with SmartClient? Isn't it overkill ? > But the Gadgets outside of a Dashboard don't need to be placed inside > isc.Window's, as they don't need drag&drop. > > How can the container of a Gadget be chosen depending on where it's

> (into a Dashboard, on a side menu Panel), > if the window is not part of the Layout? > > About DisplayPanelLayoutMacro&Column macros: > I think that a kind of DisplayPanelLayoutMacro in combination with a

for the record, I wrote a first draft of a column macro for syntax 2.0 in the contrib sandbox :

(it's actually two macro, {{section}} and {{column}} that work together, you can read it as an example). Jerome. > I say a kind of, because the DisplayPanelLayoutMacro would have to

> isc.HLayout object and the ColumnMacro > a isc.VLayout object. > > But I'd rather use just one simple macro using the combination of the 2 > mentioned above called 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)

>>> 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? >>> >> I think Gadgets and Panels should be one and the same, unless there's >> a difference I don't see. The only difference I can think of is the >> source of the content but it's easy to make that generic. >> >> Another idea is to consider the panel as only the outside shell/box >> and inside the panel it should be possible to put wiki syntax, >> including a gadget representation. Thus everything would be a panel. >> >> Thanks >> -Vincent >> >> >>> Thanks, >>> Anamaria >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Anamaria Stoica<

>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>>

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