Hi folks, I have followed all the discussions about writing a new web interface and I would like to state my opinion on that:
We DO NOT need a new web interface. Our current web interface is easy to use, works well, is sufficient, and it is also easy to write plugins which use it - I've worked with it for WoT and Freetalk and it was fun. I also installed Freenet to some newbies which are a bit geeky and they all said "Wow it's impressive what you can do with the web interface, most file sharing applications do not have such a powerful one". The current web interface just needs a few usability improvements and maybe a little scripting IMHO. Writing a new one right now would IMHO be a major waste of time if our core developers had to do it. They should first concentrate on getting the core features of Freenet rock solid, fixing bugs, etc. As soon as we cannot think of any core stuff which has to be done anymore we can write a new web interface but for now this would be a major waste of time because we will RUN OUT OF USERS if we do not release a stable 0.8 soon. To help with the improvement of the current UI, I have already filed > 10 bugs in the useability category, all regarding fproxy. I'm trying to find every little piece which is confusing, every word which is not well chosen and everything which is missing. So if anyone wants to work on the web interface, go to the usability category on bugs.freenetproject.org Further, I have translated some of the missing german strings and improved some of the english ones, and here is my idea how to improve the UI user experience as a genral, IMHO everyone should have that idea on his mind: https://bugs.freenetproject.org/view.php?id=3030 Greetings, xor
