Hi Scott, you know we are thinking ways to improve the OFBiz UI. One of the things we are thinking is to have a page with large icon buttons. Each icon should represent an application and would take the user to the main application screen. Erik is wondering what are the applications he should create icons for first.
These icons could also be scaled down and shown near the application name in the main navigation menu. Other icons we will likely have are the ones for the main entities OFBiz applications handles: Party, Party group, Product, Product category, Product catalog, Agreement, Invoice, Report etc. For the page where the Applications icons will be shows we were thinking to something like a portalPage with a sort of "quick-menu" portlet. This would allow the user to customize its portalPage including/removing all quick-menu iconized buttons he needs. What do you think about? -Bruno 2010/3/24 Scott Gray <[email protected]> > Hi Erik, > > A few questions: > Where would this launch screen go? > What happens if everybody gives you a different list? > I'm sure this might be useful for new users, but will it get in the way of > people who use OFBiz everyday in their job? > > Thanks > Scott > > HotWax Media > http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > On 23/03/2010, at 5:50 PM, Erik Schuessler wrote: > > > Ah yes, understood Jacques. > > > > What I am working on is a set of icons for the main menu items on ofbiz. > I want to make the top 9 for a launch screen to make navigation easier for > new users. > > > > Example icon menu items would be - Parties, Catalog, Content, etc. > > > > Thanks > > Erik > > > > On 3/23/2010 2:59 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >> I'd like to answer but sorry I'm not quite sure what to answer, it's > about Icons? > >> > >> Jacques > >> > >> From: "Erik Schuessler" <[email protected]> > >>> Hey everyone in dev land... > >>> > >>> Bruno and I are working on improving the interface for Tomahawk, we > wanted to get opinions from everyone about the most used 9 apps on ofbiz for > top level jump point for ofbiz so we can build a user interface here with > help points, etc, a type of productivity dash board to make tasks easier to > get started on. The interface, while improved, has a glut of information > that a user is just expected to know proves difficult for most new users, > making their head pop off (I've seen it, it is gross) trying to get a handle > on everything. > >>> > >>> There are some obvious ones, but please send a response in a numbered > list. > >>> > >> > > > > -- > > Erik Schuessler > > Brainfood | Web ERP Solutions > > 4004 East Side Ave. > > Dallas, TX 75226 > > > >
