Re: [xwiki-devs] [VOTE] Hide Office Importer Features when the OOoserver isn't running - xwiki-devs@xwiki.org

7 Aug 2009

I agree with Vincent about the hiding way. I would prefer a message instead of not knowing
the existance of this (great) functionnality.

Also +1 for the first and the (new) third suggestion

Thanks
-----Message d'origine-----
De : devs-bounces(a)xwiki.org [mailto:devs-bounces@xwiki.org] De la part de Vincent Massol
Envoyé : vendredi 7 août 2009 11:35
À : XWiki Developers
Objet : Re: [xwiki-devs] [VOTE] Hide Office Importer Features when the OOoserver isn't
running

On Aug 7, 2009, at 11:22 AM, Guillaume Lerouge wrote:

...
  Hi Devs,
 right now an user can go to the Office Importer page and try  
 uploading a
 file even when the backend OOo server isn't running. This leads to  
 usability
 issues. Thus I'd like to send a vote on the following 2 items:

   - On the Office Importer page, add the following message:
      -

      "You cannot import an Office document since the conversion
 server has not been started. Please ask an administrator to get it
 started for you."

      -

      If the current user is an admin, the message should read: "You
 cannot import an Office document since the OpenOffice server has not
 been started yet. You can start the OpenOffice server and manage it
 from this page (link to the OOo server administration page)." 
+1

...
       -

   In the action bar: add a check to see whether the OOo server is
 running and don't display the link if the OOo server is not. 
-0

I'm not a big fan of magically hiding things. How will a user know  
there's an office import feature?
I prefer that the menu entry stays and the page explains that the  
office importer is not started.

I'd like to add a new behavior though (if it's not already done):
- if the office importer app is not installed (we can test for the  
main office importer page availability) then the menu entry shouldn't  
appear.

Thanks
-Vincent

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