Re: [xwiki-users] [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] Rights Management UI

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:03, Denis Gervalle <dgl(a)softec.lu> wrote: Fixed: thanks. Made some screenshots with how it suppose to look like: - Wiki: http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… - Space: http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… I had your vision (changing rights in summary mode) in mind when I started prototyping. Let me show you some versions: V1_space) First version took the exact order from the extended view (first Allow, second Deny rights) http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… + this version lets the user drag its right to the appropriate column +- has the same representation as the extended version --- there is no scanability: if I want to see the status of "delete" right for different groups/users I have to search for them (making me dizzy :P ) + there is no gapping space between rights V2_space) Tried to fix the dizziness by providing same order/position for rights http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… +- this version lets the user drag its right to the appropriate column, but the user has not control over the position he choose to drop the target: the right will appear on the column it's suppose to be +- doesn't have the same representation as the extended version (allowed/denied order broke, determined order present) + scanability: it's easy to scan for the searched column/position - gap space between rights: ex. evalica-DenyDelete: some users might not like that gap and may not understand why is there (is it a bug?) See also: V2_wiki) http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… V2_wiki_expanded) http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… As you see in V2) has the same functionality as the expanded version. The main benefit is that is occupying less space, but we still need the expanded view for the Inherited/detailed information for each right. The down side of version 2 http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… is that if I want to *summarize *a global state for a given right (ex see for what users 'delete' is allowed/denied) at a global level, not at a group/user level, the same dizziness effect appears (I have to search for 'delete' right in three columns, for all the users) V3) is the current proposal, it compresses the 3 column spread information in one view. http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… - this version doesn't lets the user drag its right to the appropriate column +- doesn't have the same representation as the extended version + scanability: it's easy to scan for the searched column/position at a * global* level + there is no gapping space between rights V3_wiki) http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… is equivalent to V2_wiki) http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… I prefer V3) over V2): + Summary does what is suppose to: give a global summary of existing rights, without being concerned of the type of the right (inherited, locally allowed, locally denied) + Good Readability +/- Doesn't allow rights to be dragged around. I prefer changing rights in expanded mode because there you also have more information, like source of the inheritance + 3 columns. Being compact it's easier to understand the "local source of inheritance" for a given right. For example, allowing "view" right for 'evalica' will deny it for 'unregistered users' and 'registered users'. Being on the same column is easier to look for the change and see it in action (being highlighted). http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/Rights4Proposa… Please tell me what you think about this rationale. It would be great if you have ideas about how to make the summary being draggable, but also keeping scanability and less gaps. Thanks, Caty