Hello,

+1

Raluca.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Vincent Massol <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi devs,
>
> I'd like to propose 2 small changes that should make a huge difference for
> our users.
>
> 1) Introduce the notion of technical spaces
>
> The idea is that in WebPreferences for a space we should have a boolean
> property mentioning if the space is a technical space or not.
> This will allow to:
> * Remove the blacklistedspaces variable
> * List only non technical spaces for simple users
>
> 2) Introduce the notion of Application spaces
>
> The idea is that in WebPreferences for a space we should have a boolean
> property mentioning if the space is an application space or not.
> This will allow to:
> * Replace the Quick Links Panel with an Applications Panel listing all
> spaces that are application spaces
> * Only list Content spaces in the Spaces Gadget in the Dashboard
> * Add the ability for extensions to declare new applications that
> automatically appear in the Applications Panel
>
> I'd also like to suggest adding a global admin preferences to quickly
> select all spaces that are application and/or technical spaces (imagine a
> list of all spaces with 2 checkboxes for each space listed). This makes it
> very easy for the admin to reconfigure what are application spaces (thus
> showing in the app panel) and what spaces should be hidden for simple users.
> Of course modifying these would modify the WebPreferences of the said
> spaces.
>
> In addition to make this autodiscoverable I'd suggest that for admins the
> Application Panel should have a link to this admin feature. Something like
> "Configure Applications...".
>
> WDYT?
>
> Thanks
> -Vincent
>
> PS: I'm very excited about these 2 ideas since they're simple and IMO will
> make XE much easier to use and understand for people starting to use it.
>
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