Hi,
When the XWiki development team wants to introduce some new features or
when we need some improvements on existing functionality, I sometimes make
proposals on how these features/improvements should look like. You can see
some of my work at
http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Improvements/WebHome
IMO XWiki is a great tool for developers because they can change anything
they like and make XWiki bend to their will. Also, XWiki talks a lot the
'developer/administrator' language that new users find cryptic. Some also
say that the learning curve for XWiki is steep and that beginners have lots
of problems in understanding the structure, finding the documentation,
navigating, etc.
I'm sure every developer that used XWiki as a base for constructing their
project got into these 'new user' issues and tried to fix them as best as
they could. Although XWiki is an open source project where anyone can
contribute, sometimes time is not on our side and makes it difficult to
contribute back.
I would be very curious on how some 'independent' XWiki developers solved
some of the usability issues XWiki is facing: how they made it more easy to
use, more good looking, more intuitive, more clear, more simple.
Right now I'm thinking on how to improve the homepage, but I would love to
see *screenshots* of any aspect that was improved (profile, administration,
rights, history, comments, anything).
Sharing these screenshots could inspire others make their project better
and would step outside the 'just an idea' mode. Also there is a chance we
could integrate them in the platform so that everyone can benefit.
Thank you for your help,
Caty