+1 from me too. One point is that if you are just browsing the admin, then viewing the objects in read-only mode is nicer than viewing them in edit forms. Especially for select/select multiple fields. Although this might need a bit bigger change into the UI (two links per list item: "view" and "edit").
- Anssi On Jan 30, 7:00 pm, Daniel Sokolowski <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 django has grown since the original design decision and as a rapid > development framework it sells itself it ought to have it --- me thinks. > > Daniel > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9:28 PM, Russell Keith-Magee < > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Chris Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I really like how the admin interface does a lot of the work for me in > > > developing a site with basic CRUD functions, and a few free bonuses > > > like pagination and list filtering. > > > > I agree with all the comments on #820 <https://code.djangoproject.com/ > > > ticket/820> requesting this feature (as well as the "view" permission > > > which goes with it). > > > > This ticket and several others were closed because a design decision > > > has been made that the admin interface is for admins only, and such a > > > feature is out of scope. A lot of people believe that it should be in > > > scope. Therefore I would like to politely request a reconsideration of > > > this decision. > > > Even though I'm the person who wonfixed the ticket most recently, I'm > > inclined to agree with you -- but for a different reason. > > > The original reason -- that the admin isn't intended as a general > > purpose site, just a backend editing interface -- is still valid. I'm > > not in favor of trying to turn the admin into something that people > > will try to interpret as a publicly visible CMS. > > > However, over time, we've added a complication. We now have object > > level permissions, so it's possible for an admin user to see a list of > > objects, of which only *some* are editable. To me, the logical > > extension of this feature is that you should be able to view some > > objects in the admin, and edit others. > > > So, count this as a tentative +0 for the idea, qualified by the fact > > that it in no way represents a promise to help this patch into trunk. > > I've got 99 problems, but view permissions in the admin ain't one. :-) > > > I'd also point out that at DjangoCon.US last year, there were some > > initial discussions about developing a "NewAdmin". I don't think this > > effort has gone very far since then, but it's worth noting that there > > is high-level agreement that Django's admin is in need of a bit of a > > shakeup; increased functionality (like view permissions) might be > > something that could fit into that broader change. > > > Yours, > > Russ Magee %-) > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. > > -- > Daniel Sokolowski > Web Engineer > KL Insighthttp://klinsight.com/ > Tel: 613-344-2116 | Fax: 613.634.7029 > 993 Princess Street, Suite 212 > Kingston, ON K7L 1H3, Canada > > Notice of Confidentiality: > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review re-transmission dissemination or other use of or > taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received > this in error please contact the sender immediately by return electronic > transmission and then immediately delete this transmission including all > attachments without copying distributing or disclosing same. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.
