Until Blackstone and the ability to deploy cf apps independent of a cf install then I believe this is going to be the case. We are talking about 2 enterprise level applications and by their definition will require some setup and configuration.
We have 3 levels of administration - users, webmasters and developers. After the initial install (which is fairly easy) then webmasters can handle most tasks without having to be a developer. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Taco Fleur Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:37 PM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] CMS Shado vs FarCry -> User friendliness One thing that surprises me when talking about both Content Management Systems, you always assume there are developers involved, and I believe you even rely on this fact for installation and set-up. Taco Fleur 07 3535 5072 Tell me and I will forget Show me and I will remember Teach me and I will learn -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Bowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2004 11:38 AM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] CMS Shado vs FarCry -> User friendliness Taco Fleur wrote: >> I actually think your question is too broad when you say >> "user-friendly". > > When I say "non-technical" I mean that they are on the level of being > able to send an email and no higher than that when it comes to > computers. You have a fine balance between sophistication and complexity. It is impossible to offer a lot of features when the user just wants to see one "GO" button. FarCry offers multiple views of the administration area; some complex some less so. You can readily rewrite admin interfaces to remove unwanted features and further simplify the environment; in the fact the framework is specifically designed to allow developers considerable latitude. You can even expose administrative features in the presentation layer/website proper so users don't have to go to the admin area at all. It's all a question of how simple an interface your audience requires and this is generally a factor of how sophisticated their content management requirements are. "User Friendly" is actually a factor of a user's training, how often they deal with the system, and what they actually need to do in the system. Someone who only turns up every blue moon to post an article needs something *very* simple, whereas a user who turns up every day to post content (regardless of their initial technical ability) can be taught quite readily to perform much more complex tasks. > Thus far I only have received biased response ;-)) Both Shado and FarCry have large audiences of non-technical users working with the products daily. For what it's worth, I'd say they're both very configurable and both more "user friendly" than the vast majority of CMS products on the market. -- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ PS. there is no such thing as an unbiased response to a subjective question :) --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
