On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Alan Orth <alan.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > Helix, > > Yeah, it looks like the bug report you filed[1] describes the issue I'm > talking about; the default behavior makes sense to developers, but not to > users. > > I guess DSpace is still evolving, and with each release it's getting more > and more user friendly. Hopefully some more polish comes to the out-of-box > experience, possibly by way of some modifications to the default XMLUI > theme, or maybe a default (configurable via dspace.cfg) collection view. > I've seen at least one XMLUI example where recent submissions were in the > side bar, and the main content stressed that you actually have to choose a > browse type in order to see the collection contents. We don't want to lose > users because they're confused and can't navigate our repositories. > Furthermore, Discovery's faceted search was suggested as a solution, but > I'm not entirely sure it addresses this particular usability problem (though > it is a cool way to navigate repository data). > > Cheers, > > Alan > > [1] https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-1188
If you agree with my proposed solution, log in to Jira and vote for the bug. You can also tell other users to vote. Regards, ~~helix84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
