> Hi Silvia, > > Silvia Rusu wrote: >> >> Ecaterina Valica-2 wrote: >>> Hi devs, >>> >>> You can see the proposal for the new skin at >>> http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Improvements/Skin20P1 >>> Comments, opinions and implementation help are welcomed :) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Caty >>> _______________________________________________ >>> devs mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >>> >>> >> >> Hi, >> >> Since part of my new job is to provide suggestions regarding usability >> matters I thought as a start I might provide some observations on the >> new >> skin :-) >> >> First of all I like the new skin a lot. It's minimalistic and the >> content is >> organized so the users can make the most of it. The following is a list >> of >> suggestions that I think would make the user experience even better. The >> user I am referring to is not the web-savvy kind, but a user with a >> minimal >> browsing experience. >> >> >> Skin: View->Content >> >> - It would be great if there was a link where people who had trouble >> with >> the wiki could go for help. This could be a link to all documentation, >> the >> user guide, etc. >> >> - "Query" is a term users that are not internet-savvy may not >> understand. I >> suggest writing "Search" in the search box. This would make "Search my >> wiki" >> redundant, so I suggest removing the text above the search box >> altogether. >> >> - Users may not be familiar with some of the languages the wiki is >> available >> in. As a result they may fail to identify the current language if it is >> not >> marked distinctively (e.g. Current language could be a blue button). >> > >> - The terms "Administration Administrator" at the top of the page are >> redundant and may cause confusion. Users may not understand why the word >> is >> repeated. I suggest replacing "Administration" with "Loged-in as". > > The two words are in fact links to two different things: > > * Administration: link to the wiki administration page > * Administrator: link to the profile of the currently logged in user > > Your comment proves that: > > * it's not clear that they are links > * it's not clear that they are separated > > We should definitely improve this. > > Marius >
I see two solutions here: 1. Use icons (administration icon and profile icon) 2. For the user full name, we could add a "You are FirstName LastName" and eventually increase the space between the two links. Raluca. >> >> - While the first 3 actions in the âViewâ menu (Content, Source, >> History) >> are connected, I think "Related Pages" would make more sense in "Quick >> Links". This would also make it easier for the user to consult other >> similar >> pages and overall increase his use of the wiki. >> >> - I suggest adding a "view change" link next to the last modification >> date. >> This will provide non-experienced users with quick access to >> modifications >> in case they don't know what the "History" tab does. >> >> - I think it would be better if we had tags under the title. I agree >> people >> will most likely add tags after they have read the content. However tags >> may >> also be used to find similar information that users can skim through >> while >> reading the current article. (e.g.: I am reading an article about a >> Beatles >> album on a wiki. As soon as I open the page I will click on âThe >> Beatlesâ >> tag under the title and open it in a new tab in order to find out more >> about >> their other albums. I will be reading these pages in parallel and making >> comparisons). >> As an alternative we could have a tag list/cloud in the right panel. >> >> >> Skin: WYSIWYG >> >> The preview button at the bottom of the page should be the first button, >> as >> the user is likely to click on it a few times before he saves and >> publishes >> the content. >> >> >> Skin: View->History >> >> I think the "previous page" button should be in front of the first page, >> while the "next page" button should stay after the 9th page. This is a >> system users are already familiar with. >> >> Hope this is useful ;-) >> > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > Raluca. _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
