The Fluid team is working towards implementing the Fluid Reorderer in
uPortal for rearranging portlets. Our discussions have raised some
questions about the meaning and effect of precedence and restrictions
on movement. We have our own guesses as to the answers to some of
these questions, but we'd like some expert verification :-)
These questions arise out of a plan to encode the current portlet
layout, and the potential drop targets for moving portlets, in a pair
of JSON objects. This plan is roughly described on the Fluid project
wiki, at
http://wiki.fluidproject.org/x/FAka
Our understanding is that there are (at least) three pieces of
information associated with a portlet that are relevant to moving
portlets:
a) a boolean flag indicating whether or not a portlet is moveable at
all
b) a precedence - an integer ranging from 1 to 100, 100 being
highest precedence
c) a boolean flag indicating whether or not a portlet can be removed
Given this...
Question 1: What, exactly, does it mean that a portlet cannot be
moved (point (a) above)?
Considering a mouse-based drag-and-drop scenario for simplicity of
discussion, I understand that it means I cannot click on a non-
moveable portlet and drag it to a new location.
However: Suppose, for example, the non-moveable portlet is currently
the second portlet down its column (the first portlet being
moveable). Does it also mean I cannot place another portlet into the
same column anywhere above the non-moveable portlet, because if I did
that would effectively 'move' the non-moveable portlet to become the
third item in its column?
Another question regarding non-moveable portlets:
Suppose the first portlet at the top of a column is moveable, but the
second portlet below it is not. If I move the top portlet to another
column, does the second portlet, which is not moveable, move up to
become the first portlet, or does it remain where it was, leaving a
gap above it?
Question 2: How, exactly, does precedence affect moveability?
Consider the following example scenario:
- Portlet P1, the top portlet in column 1, has precedence 70
- Portlet P2, the top portlet in column 2, has precedence 50
My understanding is that P2 cannot be placed above P1 in column 1,
since the precedence of P2 is lower than that of P1.
Can P1 be placed below P2 in column 2? That would result in P2 being
'above' the higher-precedence P1 - is that allowed, or prohibited?
Question 3: Will the user who is moving portlets about know anything
about the current moveability and precedence settings of the
portlets? If so, how -- for example are they coloured differently?
Question 4: What is the default precedence of a portlet, if none is
specified?
Question 5: Can columns have a precedence?
Question 6: What is the implication of having a non-moveable portlet
inside a moveable column?
Question 7: What is the implication of having a non-removeable
portlet inside a removeable column?
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Anastasia Cheetham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Software Designer, Fluid Project
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto
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