> 1. Admin logs in > 2. Admin navigates the site for an area where they would like to > change text. > 3. Admin clicks "edit" (which is only visible when an admin is logged > in). > 4. Admin edits the page, hits save and the text area changes to the > updated text or whatever.
sounds exactly like the Snips plugin for rails : http://github.com/weepy/snips/tree/master/README > > Its not uncommon for many interfaces to act this way on the web today. > Its just not desirable for everyone, considering its not very graceful > when degrading without JS. So I only use it on some internal, and > manageable applications that are targeted to a specific browser setup. > > :: Justin Reagor > :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Dec 2, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Matthijs Langenberg wrote: > > > Justin, > > > If you use some javascript to provide additional administrative > > capabilities, doesn't that confuse non-admin users? Is it still > > possible for a logged in administrator to view something how a > > normal visitor to the site would see it? > > The first (CMS) Rails app I've build used this Restful style, but > > this meant that a logged in administrator saw the > > ArticlesController#show action way different than a normal user, > > requiring the administrator to open another browser to see how his > > article would be shown on the actual website. > > By using an Admin namespace this problem was solved easily. > > > - Matthijs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "merb" 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/merb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
