HI Lyle,
That admin panel looks good to me --- I'm not sure about the frequency
of the actions that your users will take --- maybe less common actions can
be squirreled to a 2nd/3rd level menu? Generally I think 6 +/- 2 options is
cognitively comfortable.
I think "show me the money" is a big requirement for this style of
commercial admin interface so I would have some account-specific welcome ---
that is tailored to the user with a clear reminder of why they are there in
the first place. The quicker the user can get back to their other work the
more positive they will feel about your interface.
I would avoid javascript myself and by reducing the number of options
to sub-menus you could use some icons instead. I would make sure they are
used sparingly though - speed is by far the most important usability factor
for web applications. Here is a gallery of free icons I have found useful:
freefavicon.com - http://freefavicon.com/freefavicons/business/index.php.
Make sure they are cached on the client forever and use a version number in
the url to change them. Consider generating menu pages with cronjobs daily -
so they can be served as quickly as possible - use iframes for small bits of
dynamic content.
Here are some sites which I think do good functional, form design -
http://markmail.org, http://webmin.com, http://thegumtree.com .
NIge
2008/5/1 Lyle - CosmicPerl.com Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I've been updating some 8 year old admin panel html that was directly in
> my script to use HTML::Template. I've got a mock up (now 2 years old) of
> what I planned the new admin interface to look like:-
> http://cosmicaffiliate.com/preview/
>
> I want it to be perfect. I want it to be clean and simple to use, but
> also have that WoW factor. I don't think the current mock up has any WoW
> at all...
>
> Looking at the current template I'm going to use AJAX for the quick
> stats with it auto updating every X seconds. JavaScript for the quick
> help.. which I'll probably change to be floating that you can
> open/close...
>
> But what would give it some WoW? What admin panels do you use that you
> think are particularly special?
>
>
> Lyle
>
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