Some of those links are just not clickable with JavaScript off unfortunately.
On 2.6.3 the backend is still fully functional without js, and although the backend is loaded with three repeats of the Google Gears message at the top, its still navigable with CSS off. The Google Gears messages are a nuisance, but all links to actions are meaningful and not likely to cause confusion. In 2.7, apart from loss of functionality, the dashboard screen reads ... "Add new post, add new page, comments" right below the "welcome username, turbo, logout". Then it gets really confusing.. "Dashboard - dashboard - dashboard- askismet stats-posts-posts-add new- edit-tags-categories-media-media-add new-edit" etc etc. Every top-level menu title is repeated and none of the links have titles (which make all the "edit", "add new" and other repeated phrases difficult to interpret). Between corporate clients who have JavaScript disabled at the firewall and disabled folk using assistive technologies, either I (or someone) will have to write a new admin theme that completely changes the current output or these folk will have to stay with 2.6.3 until changes are made in the future. The old UI was not great and had its problems, granted, but the new UI is really problematic. I personally love the fact that its now quicker to add new posts and am pleased that the threaded comments and backend admin of comments is available, but such heavy reliance on Ajax combined with loss of accessibility is a real problem. On Nov 16, 12:39 am, DD32 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:23:29 +1100, Elpie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Looks like I have to write a new admin theme anyway as the default is > > really convoluted for users where JavaScript is turned off. (Have to > > click on a top-level link, which opens a new post/page screen, just to > > get the other options to be seen). > > Well, That was a problem under the old design too, But a <10 line plugin > should be able to override the CSS and force them all open 100% of the > time if need be. _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
