25 May
2009
25 May
'09
5:16 p.m.
Hi devs,
I have been working on two small enhancements for officeimporter interface:
1. Use a drop-down list for target space input field. This list contains all
existing spaces + an option to create a new space.
2. Suggest the target page name based on the input file name.
To implement these two features I used bit of javascript which I embedded in
the XWiki.OfficeImporter page (inside <script> tags). I didn't bother using
JSX because this javascript fragment is really small. Is this ok?
In the first feature, the user can select one of existing spaces. If he
selects the [New Space] option, a javascript un-hides a text field into
which the user can type in the new space name. Question; should I worry
about browsers with javascript disabled? Any hints about how to handle such
a scenario? :)
The second feature calculates the target page name based on the input file
name and updates the "Target page" text field. If the user does not like the
auto-generated page name, he can adjust the value in "Target page" text
field manually. For an example, if the input file name is "My Word
Document.doc" the target page name will be "My Word Document". This
calculation + update is also done in javascript.
Please let me know what you think, I didn't commit these features because I
am not sure if my approach is ok.
Thanks.
- Asiri
25 May
25 May
5:28 p.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
Hi Asiri,
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Asiri Rathnayake <
asiri.rathnayake(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi devs,
I have been working on two small enhancements for officeimporter interface:
Cool :-)
1. Use a drop-down list for target space input field. This list contains all
existing spaces + an option to create a new space.
2. Suggest the target page name based on the input file name.
Great. Both seem fine to me. A potential issue will arise when / if a wiki
has a lot of spaces. You could maybe add a check and if the wiki has more
than 50 spaces replace the select box with a text input with autosuggest, or
make autosuggest the default.
To implement these two features I used bit of
javascript which I embedded
in
the XWiki.OfficeImporter page (inside <script> tags). I didn't bother using
JSX because this javascript fragment is really small. Is this ok?
In the first feature, the user can select one of existing spaces. If he
selects the [New Space] option, a javascript un-hides a text field into
which the user can type in the new space name. Question; should I worry
about browsers with javascript disabled? Any hints about how to handle such
a scenario? :)
You can add a layer:
1. Default state: text input is shown, space selector is hidden
2. When loading the page, a JS command switches both inputs (text input
is now hidden and space selector is shown)
3. When selecting "New space", a JS command switches the text input to
show it
This way if JS is disabled only the text input is shown and if JS is
available your current behavior keeps working.
The second feature calculates the target page name based on the input file
name and updates the "Target page" text
field. If the user does not like
the
auto-generated page name, he can adjust the value in "Target page" text
field manually. For an example, if the input file name is "My Word
Document.doc" the target page name will be "My Word Document". This
calculation + update is also done in javascript.
This sounds ok to me. If JS is disabled it will keep working as it currently
does which is fine too.
Please let me know what you think, I didn't commit these features because I
am not sure if my approach is ok.
Can you make them available on incubator.myxwiki.org for review?
Thanks,
Guillaume
Thanks.
- Asiri
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26 May
26 May
6:17 a.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
Hi Guillaume,
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Guillaume Lerouge <guillaume(a)xwiki.com>wrote;wrote:
Cool, will do that :)
Can you make them available on incubator.myxwiki.org for review?
http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/OfficeImporter
This is really out-dated and I don't think we have an active openoffice
server deployed at myxwiki.org. But anyways an openoffice server is not
required for officeimporter application UI demos.
U don't have admin rights for incubator.myxwiki.org, can you give me admin
rights so that i can update the application? :)
Thanks.
- Asiri
Great. Both seem fine to me. A potential issue will
arise when / if a wiki
has a lot of spaces. You could maybe add a check and if the wiki has more
than 50 spaces replace the select box with a text input with autosuggest,
or
make autosuggest the default.
I will work on this little later, first I need to fix js-disabled case :)
To implement
these two features I used bit of javascript which I embedded
in
the XWiki.OfficeImporter page (inside <script> tags). I didn't bother
using
JSX because this javascript fragment is really
small. Is this ok?
In the first feature, the user can select one of existing spaces. If he
selects the [New Space] option, a javascript un-hides a text field into
which the user can type in the new space name. Question; should I worry
about browsers with javascript disabled? Any hints about how to handle
such
a scenario? :)
You can add a layer:
1. Default state: text input is shown, space selector is hidden
2. When loading the page, a JS command switches both inputs (text input
is now hidden and space selector is shown)
3. When selecting "New space", a JS command switches the text input to
show it
This way if JS is disabled only the text input is shown and if JS is
available your current behavior keeps working.
6:18 a.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Asiri Rathnayake <
asiri.rathnayake(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Guillaume,
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Guillaume Lerouge <guillaume(a)xwiki.com>wrote;wrote:
Cool, will do that :)
Can you make them available on incubator.myxwiki.org for review?
http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/OfficeImporter
This is really out-dated and I don't think we have an active openoffice
server deployed at myxwiki.org. But anyways an openoffice server is not
required for officeimporter application UI demos.
U don't have admin rights for incubator.myxwiki.org, can you give me admin
rights so that i can update the application? :)
Correction: "I don't have admin rights...."
Great. Both seem fine to me. A potential issue
will arise when / if a wiki
has a lot of spaces. You could maybe add a check and if the wiki has more
than 50 spaces replace the select box with a text input with autosuggest,
or
make autosuggest the default.
I will work on this little later, first I need to fix js-disabled case :)
To
implement these two features I used bit of javascript which I
embedded
in
the XWiki.OfficeImporter page (inside <script> tags). I didn't bother
using
JSX because this javascript fragment is really
small. Is this ok?
In the first feature, the user can select one of existing spaces. If he
selects the [New Space] option, a javascript un-hides a text field into
which the user can type in the new space name. Question; should I worry
about browsers with javascript disabled? Any hints about how to handle
such
a scenario? :)
You can add a layer:
1. Default state: text input is shown, space selector is hidden
2. When loading the page, a JS command switches both inputs (text input
is now hidden and space selector is shown)
3. When selecting "New space", a JS command switches the text input to
show it
This way if JS is disabled only the text input is shown and if JS is
available your current behavior keeps working.
Thanks.
- Asiri
6:59 a.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
Hi again,
1. Use a drop-down list for target space input field. This list contains all
Ok, I think we need to decide on this first. Should we use an auto-suggest
box by default or shall we stick with the drop-down list?
I don't think we should have a combination of both (drop down if < 50
otherwise auto-suggest) because this is not consistent with other UIs in the
wiki. I think we should go with auto-suggest and dump the drop-down list.
WDYT?
Please reply asap so that I can start working :)
Thanks.
- Asiri
existing
spaces + an option to create a new space.
2. Suggest the target page name based on the input file name.
Great. Both seem fine to me. A potential issue will arise when / if a wiki
has a lot of spaces. You could maybe add a check and if the wiki has more
than 50 spaces replace the select box with a text input with autosuggest,
or
make autosuggest the default. 
8:35 a.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
Hi Asiri,
Asiri Rathnayake wrote:
Hi again,
1. Use a drop-down list for target space input field. This list contains all
Ok, I think we need to decide on this first. Should we use an auto-suggest
box by default or shall we stick with the drop-down list?
I don't think we should have a combination of both (drop down if < 50
otherwise auto-suggest) because this is not consistent with other UIs in the
wiki. I think we should go with auto-suggest and dump the drop-down list.
WDYT?
+1 for using only the auto-suggest.
Thanks,
Marius
existing
spaces + an option to create a new space.
2. Suggest the target page name based on the input file name.
Great. Both seem fine to me. A potential issue will arise when / if a wiki
has a lot of spaces. You could maybe add a check and if the wiki has more
than 50 spaces replace the select box with a text input with autosuggest,
or
make autosuggest the default.
Please reply asap so that I can start working :)
Thanks.
- Asiri
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9:44 a.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
Hi,
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Marius Dumitru Florea <
mariusdumitru.florea(a)xwiki.com> wrote:
Hi Asiri,
Asiri Rathnayake wrote:
auto-suggest
+1 for the autosuggest too as it's the default tool used all around XWiki
right now.
Guillaume
PS: you now have admin rights on incubator.myxwiki.org ;-)
Hi again,
1. Use a drop-down list for target space input field. This list contains
all
>> existing spaces + an option to create a
new space.
>>
>> 2. Suggest the target page name based on the input file name.
>
> Great. Both seem fine to me. A potential issue will arise when / if a
wiki
> has a lot of spaces. You could maybe add a
check and if the wiki has
more
> than 50 spaces replace the select box with a
text input with
autosuggest,
or
make autosuggest the default.
Ok, I think we need to decide on this first. Should we use an box by default or shall we stick with the
drop-down list?
I don't think we should have a combination of both (drop down if < 50
otherwise auto-suggest) because this is not consistent with other UIs in
the
wiki. I think we should go with auto-suggest and
dump the drop-down list.
WDYT?
+1 for using only the auto-suggest.
Thanks,
Marius
--
Guillaume Lerouge
Product Manager - XWiki
Skype ID : wikibc
http://guillaumelerouge.com/
Please reply asap so that I can start working :)
Thanks.
- Asiri
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10:06 a.m.
New subject: [xwiki-devs] OfficeImporter interface enhancements: space & page input
Hi,
PS: you now have admin rights on incubator.myxwiki.org ;-)
http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/OfficeImporter (drop-down
approach)
Would be great if we can get an openoffice server there as well ;)
- Asiri
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