Hi Wayne, Gee - I really like it too -and with the new skin, comes the OO converter. http://wikieducator.org/Special:OOoConverter
- Randy On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > To paraphrase Newton: "If [WE] have seen [any] further it is by standing on > the shoulders of Giants." The Wikipedia Usability Team have been doing > amazing work relating to improving the user experience of wiki editors. ( > http://usability.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page). This is an impressive > research-driven project under the able leadership of Naoko Komura at WMF and > thousands of users helping to test the system. Gee you gotta love the open > source software development model thanks WIkipedia for sharing your > knowledge! > > One of the numerous feature enhancements is a new skin (user interface) > called "Vector". Jim has being doing his usual magic behind the scenes and > has a beta-test version of the Vector skin running on WikiEducator (Thanks > Jim :-). ) > > The Vector skin has a much cleaner layout with better arrangement of the > toolbox and clearer distinction of the page tabs, particularly for new users > who may not be familiar with wiki editing. The look and feel is definitely > more modern. > > We invite WikiEducators to try this out -- let us know what you think. Some > pages, for example the User login and Book collection page ( > http://wikieducator.org/Special:Book) may not display perfectly yet -- but > in the traditions of open source collaboration we would like to our share > progress with the WIkiEducator family. > > *Instructions for enabling the Vector skin:* > > > - Log in and go to your User page. > - Click on my My preferences > - Click on the Skin tab (on the top of your display window) > - Check the radio button for the "Vector" skin at the bottom of the > list > - *Note - After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to > see the changes.* *Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:* hold *Shift* while > clicking *Reload*, or press either *Ctrl-F5* or *Ctrl-R* (*Command-R*on a > Macintosh); > *Konqueror: *click *Reload* or press *F5*; *Opera:* clear the cache in > *Tools → Preferences*; *Internet Explorer:* hold *Ctrl* while clicking > *Refresh,* or press *Ctrl-F5*. > - You can go back to the default skin by repeating the process above, > but check radio button for the MonoBook (default) skin in step 4 above. > Save and clear your browser cache again. > > > I really like the Vector skin -- uncluttered and more usable in my view. > What do you think? > > Cheers > Wayne > > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > Director, > International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "WikiEducator Teacher Collaboration Forum" group. > To post to this group, send email to > wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum?hl=en > . > -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Organization Development, E-Learning & Performance Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Capacity Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.722.5577 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Stakeholder Engagement & Project Implementation * Change & Transition Management * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Learning Communities * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
