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[Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web console.
I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we need
to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a patch
with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*, in the
patch:
1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define the
menu sequence. For example:
*Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
*Server*
-----*XXXX*
...
-----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
...
...
2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree and
banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter to
quick launch a function.
When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to complete
Non Functional Requirements:
1, G11N
2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
patch is for demo only.
4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
Any comments will be appreciated,
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Rex Wang <rw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 2009/12/21 Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com>
>
> This is great! Thanks Shawn!
>>
>> Some minor comments:
>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is not
>> a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
>> brighter?
>>
> yes. soria.css for the tree :-)
>
This is a good suggestion.
As talked, let's review the tree style after the function design is
completed.
> -Rex
>
>
>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can
>> put a default text "type filter text"
>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box,
>> the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome page
>> after a page refresh.
>>
>> -Jack
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we
>>> need to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a
>>> patch with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*,
>>> in the patch:
>>>
>>> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define the
>>> menu sequence. For example:
>>>
>>> *Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
>>> *Server*
>>> -----*XXXX*
>>> ...
>>> -----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
>>> ...
>>> ...
>>>
>>> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>>>
>>> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree
>>> and banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>>>
>>> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter
>>> to quick launch a function.
>>>
>>> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to complete
>>> Non Functional Requirements:
>>> 1, G11N
>>> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
>>> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
>>> patch is for demo only.
>>> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
>>> jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any comments will be appreciated,
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>
>>
>
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Rex Wang <rw...@gmail.com>.
2009/12/21 Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com>
> This is great! Thanks Shawn!
>
> Some minor comments:
> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is not
> a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
> brighter?
>
yes. soria.css for the tree :-)
-Rex
> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can put
> a default text "type filter text"
> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box, the
> focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome page
> after a page refresh.
>
> -Jack
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we need
>> to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a patch
>> with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*, in the
>> patch:
>>
>> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define the
>> menu sequence. For example:
>>
>> *Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
>> *Server*
>> -----*XXXX*
>> ...
>> -----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
>> ...
>> ...
>>
>> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>>
>> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree and
>> banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>>
>> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter
>> to quick launch a function.
>>
>> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to complete
>> Non Functional Requirements:
>> 1, G11N
>> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
>> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
>> patch is for demo only.
>> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
>> jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
>>
>>
>> Any comments will be appreciated,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shawn
>>
>
>
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>.
Thanks David, I've committed the patch to trunk with Rev.897080
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 1:41 AM, David Jencks <da...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I suspect enough of the console is working in trunk for you to port this.
> I'm thinking of using blueprint rather than gbeans for the "add stuff to
> the navigation tree" so getting it in before I try to change that would
> probably be simpler.
>
> thanks
> david jencks
>
> On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:19 AM, Shawn Jiang wrote:
>
> Committed the patch to 2.2 branch with Rev896846 , will port the function
> to 3.0 once the console in 3.0 is ready.
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Some minor comments:
>>>>>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is
>>>>>> not a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the
>>>>> navigation tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might not be a
>>>>> problem.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to describe how this works so that someone who doesn't
>>>> know much javascript (me) can understand the principles?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I uploaded a demo flash movie here so that everyone can see how it works
>>> without rebuild from src.
>>>
>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12428616/demo.swf
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> I actually mean the speed when the tree expands :-). So I guess it's an
>> inherent problem of DOJO...
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
>>>>>> brighter?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is
>>>>> finalized.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we
>>>>>> can put a default text "type filter text"
>>>>>>
>>>>> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I believe
>>>>> we can do this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter
>>>>>> box, the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the function
>>>>> from the filter box.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome
>>>>>> page after a page refresh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I figured out a way to support this. : )
>>>>
>>>> 1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
>>>>
>>>> 2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten with
>>>> javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without refreshing the whole
>>>> page.
>>>>
>>>> 3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be passed
>>>> to the server to get the correct URL to display.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I haven't had time to look at this yet. However, this is sounding a lot
>>>> like the client-side portal via javascript that jetspeed supports. It might
>>>> possibly be worth looking into what they are doing for ideas.
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is a typical ajax behavior. Just like Gmail, when you click a
>>> mail, the address bar is changed(added a hash) without refreshing the whole
>>> page.
>>>
>>
>> Right, already a nice solution to me.
>>
>> -Jack
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Shawn
>
>
>
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web console.
Posted by David Jencks <da...@yahoo.com>.
I suspect enough of the console is working in trunk for you to port
this. I'm thinking of using blueprint rather than gbeans for the "add
stuff to the navigation tree" so getting it in before I try to change
that would probably be simpler.
thanks
david jencks
On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:19 AM, Shawn Jiang wrote:
> Committed the patch to 2.2 branch with Rev896846 , will port the
> function to 3.0 once the console in 3.0 is ready.
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Some minor comments:
>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO
>> is not a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>>
>> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the
>> navigation tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might
>> not be a problem.
>
> Is it possible to describe how this works so that someone who
> doesn't know much javascript (me) can understand the principles?
>
> I uploaded a demo flash movie here so that everyone can see how it
> works without rebuild from src.
>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12428616/demo.swf
>
>
>
> I actually mean the speed when the tree expands :-). So I guess it's
> an inherent problem of DOJO...
>
>>
>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a
>> little brighter?
>>
>> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is
>> finalized.
>>
>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we
>> can put a default text "type filter text"
>> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I
>> believe we can do this.
>>
>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter
>> box, the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the
>> function from the filter box.
>>
>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the
>> welcome page after a page refresh.
>>
>> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>>
>> I figured out a way to support this. : )
>>
>> 1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
>>
>> 2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten
>> with javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without
>> refreshing the whole page.
>>
>> 3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be
>> passed to the server to get the correct URL to display.
>
> I haven't had time to look at this yet. However, this is sounding a
> lot like the client-side portal via javascript that jetspeed
> supports. It might possibly be worth looking into what they are
> doing for ideas.
>
> This is a typical ajax behavior. Just like Gmail, when you click a
> mail, the address bar is changed(added a hash) without refreshing
> the whole page.
>
> Right, already a nice solution to me.
>
> -Jack
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>.
Committed the patch to 2.2 branch with Rev896846 , will port the function to
3.0 once the console in 3.0 is ready.
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Some minor comments:
>>>>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is
>>>>> not a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the
>>>> navigation tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might not be a
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Is it possible to describe how this works so that someone who doesn't
>>> know much javascript (me) can understand the principles?
>>>
>>
>> I uploaded a demo flash movie here so that everyone can see how it works
>> without rebuild from src.
>>
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12428616/demo.swf
>>
>>>
>>>
>
> I actually mean the speed when the tree expands :-). So I guess it's an
> inherent problem of DOJO...
>
>
>>
>>>>
>>>>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
>>>>> brighter?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is
>>>> finalized.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can
>>>>> put a default text "type filter text"
>>>>>
>>>> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I believe
>>>> we can do this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box,
>>>>> the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>>>>>
>>>> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the function
>>>> from the filter box.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome
>>>>> page after a page refresh.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>>>>
>>>
>>> I figured out a way to support this. : )
>>>
>>> 1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
>>>
>>> 2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten with
>>> javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without refreshing the whole
>>> page.
>>>
>>> 3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be passed to
>>> the server to get the correct URL to display.
>>>
>>>
>>> I haven't had time to look at this yet. However, this is sounding a lot
>>> like the client-side portal via javascript that jetspeed supports. It might
>>> possibly be worth looking into what they are doing for ideas.
>>>
>>
>> This is a typical ajax behavior. Just like Gmail, when you click a mail,
>> the address bar is changed(added a hash) without refreshing the whole page.
>>
>
> Right, already a nice solution to me.
>
> -Jack
>
>
>
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com>.
> Some minor comments:
>>>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is
>>>> not a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the
>>> navigation tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might not be a
>>> problem.
>>>
>>
>> Is it possible to describe how this works so that someone who doesn't know
>> much javascript (me) can understand the principles?
>>
>
> I uploaded a demo flash movie here so that everyone can see how it works
> without rebuild from src.
>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12428616/demo.swf
>
>>
>>
I actually mean the speed when the tree expands :-). So I guess it's an
inherent problem of DOJO...
>
>>>
>>>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
>>>> brighter?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is finalized.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can
>>>> put a default text "type filter text"
>>>>
>>> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I believe we
>>> can do this.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box,
>>>> the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>>>>
>>> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the function
>>> from the filter box.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome
>>>> page after a page refresh.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>>>
>>
>> I figured out a way to support this. : )
>>
>> 1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
>>
>> 2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten with
>> javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without refreshing the whole
>> page.
>>
>> 3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be passed to
>> the server to get the correct URL to display.
>>
>>
>> I haven't had time to look at this yet. However, this is sounding a lot
>> like the client-side portal via javascript that jetspeed supports. It might
>> possibly be worth looking into what they are doing for ideas.
>>
>
> This is a typical ajax behavior. Just like Gmail, when you click a mail,
> the address bar is changed(added a hash) without refreshing the whole page.
>
Right, already a nice solution to me.
-Jack
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:51 PM, David Jencks <da...@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> On Dec 21, 2009, at 1:08 AM, Shawn Jiang wrote:
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This is great! Thanks Shawn!
>>>
>>> Some minor comments:
>>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is
>>> not a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>>>
>>
>> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the
>> navigation tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might not be a
>> problem.
>>
>
> Is it possible to describe how this works so that someone who doesn't know
> much javascript (me) can understand the principles?
>
I uploaded a demo flash movie here so that everyone can see how it works
without rebuild from src.
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12428616/demo.swf
>
>
>>
>>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
>>> brighter?
>>>
>>
>> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is finalized.
>>
>>
>>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can
>>> put a default text "type filter text"
>>>
>> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I believe we
>> can do this.
>>
>>
>>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box,
>>> the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>>>
>> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the function
>> from the filter box.
>>
>>
>>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome
>>> page after a page refresh.
>>>
>>
>> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>>
>
> I figured out a way to support this. : )
>
> 1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
>
> 2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten with
> javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without refreshing the whole
> page.
>
> 3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be passed to
> the server to get the correct URL to display.
>
>
> I haven't had time to look at this yet. However, this is sounding a lot
> like the client-side portal via javascript that jetspeed supports. It might
> possibly be worth looking into what they are doing for ideas.
>
This is a typical ajax behavior. Just like Gmail, when you click a mail,
the address bar is changed(added a hash) without refreshing the whole page.
>
> thanks
> david jencks
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> -Jack
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we
>>>> need to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a
>>>> patch with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*,
>>>> in the patch:
>>>>
>>>> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define
>>>> the menu sequence. For example:
>>>>
>>>> *Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
>>>> *Server*
>>>> -----*XXXX*
>>>> ...
>>>> -----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
>>>> ...
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>>>>
>>>> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree
>>>> and banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>>>>
>>>> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter
>>>> to quick launch a function.
>>>>
>>>> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to
>>>> complete Non Functional Requirements:
>>>> 1, G11N
>>>> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
>>>> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
>>>> patch is for demo only.
>>>> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
>>>> jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any comments will be appreciated,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Shawn
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shawn
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Shawn
>
>
>
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web console.
Posted by David Jencks <da...@yahoo.com>.
On Dec 21, 2009, at 1:08 AM, Shawn Jiang wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> This is great! Thanks Shawn!
>
> Some minor comments:
> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO
> is not a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>
> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the
> navigation tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might
> not be a problem.
Is it possible to describe how this works so that someone who doesn't
know much javascript (me) can understand the principles?
>
> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
> brighter?
>
> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is
> finalized.
>
> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we
> can put a default text "type filter text"
> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I
> believe we can do this.
>
> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter
> box, the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the
> function from the filter box.
>
> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the
> welcome page after a page refresh.
>
> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>
> I figured out a way to support this. : )
>
> 1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
>
> 2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten
> with javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without refreshing
> the whole page.
>
> 3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be
> passed to the server to get the correct URL to display.
I haven't had time to look at this yet. However, this is sounding a
lot like the client-side portal via javascript that jetspeed
supports. It might possibly be worth looking into what they are doing
for ideas.
thanks
david jencks
>
>
>
>
> -Jack
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because
> we need to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I
> uploaded a patch with JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994
> , in the patch:
>
> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to
> define the menu sequence. For example:
>
> Welcome (defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
> Server
> -----XXXX
> ...
> -----JMS Server(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
> ...
> ...
>
> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>
> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No
> tree and banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>
> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press
> enter to quick launch a function.
>
> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to
> complete Non Functional Requirements:
>
> 1, G11N
> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in
> the patch is for demo only.
> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port
> it to jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is
> accepted.
>
>
> Any comments will be appreciated,
>
>
> --
> Shawn
>
>
>
>
> --
> Shawn
>
>
>
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> Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This is great! Thanks Shawn!
>>
>> Some minor comments:
>> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is not
>> a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>>
>
> Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the navigation
> tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might not be a problem.
>
>
>> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
>> brighter?
>>
>
> I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is finalized.
>
>
>> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can
>> put a default text "type filter text"
>>
> Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I believe we
> can do this.
>
>
>> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box,
>> the focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>>
> Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the function
> from the filter box.
>
>
>> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome page
>> after a page refresh.
>>
>
> Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>
I figured out a way to support this. : )
1, Maintain a map in the server side to keep key-->URL entrys.
2, When a tree item is clicked , the address bar will be rewriten with
javacript code "window.location.hash=#{key}" without refreshing the whole
page.
3, When the users refresh the page manually, the #{key} will be passed to
the server to get the correct URL to display.
>
>
>>
>> -Jack
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we
>>> need to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a
>>> patch with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*,
>>> in the patch:
>>>
>>> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define the
>>> menu sequence. For example:
>>>
>>> *Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
>>> *Server*
>>> -----*XXXX*
>>> ...
>>> -----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
>>> ...
>>> ...
>>>
>>> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>>>
>>> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree
>>> and banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>>>
>>> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter
>>> to quick launch a function.
>>>
>>> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to complete
>>> Non Functional Requirements:
>>> 1, G11N
>>> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
>>> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
>>> patch is for demo only.
>>> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
>>> jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any comments will be appreciated,
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Shawn
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Shawn
>
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is great! Thanks Shawn!
>
> Some minor comments:
> 1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is not
> a performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
>
Because the change to separate navigation from content page, the navigation
tree will be only loaded for one time. So, this might not be a problem.
> 2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
> brighter?
>
I agree, we can improve the style after the function design is finalized.
> 3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can put
> a default text "type filter text"
>
Right, I have not figured out a way to do this for now. But I believe we
can do this.
> 4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box, the
> focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
>
Right, we need to improve the focus after the users launch the function from
the filter box.
> 5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome page
> after a page refresh.
>
Aha, I did not consider this problem. Thanks for pointing this out !
>
> -Jack
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we need
>> to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a patch
>> with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*, in the
>> patch:
>>
>> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define the
>> menu sequence. For example:
>>
>> *Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
>> *Server*
>> -----*XXXX*
>> ...
>> -----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
>> ...
>> ...
>>
>> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>>
>> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree and
>> banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>>
>> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter
>> to quick launch a function.
>>
>> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to complete
>> Non Functional Requirements:
>> 1, G11N
>> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
>> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
>> patch is for demo only.
>> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
>> jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
>>
>>
>> Any comments will be appreciated,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shawn
>>
>
>
--
Shawn
Re: [Discussion]Redesign of navigation system of geronimo Web
console.
Posted by Jack Cai <gr...@gmail.com>.
This is great! Thanks Shawn!
Some minor comments:
1. The performance of the tree is not ideal in FireFox. I know DOJO is not a
performance sweet. Not sure whether we can do anything here.
2. The color scheme looks a little gray. Shall we make them a little
brighter?
3. The filter box is cool. As I mention in another topic thread, we can put
a default text "type filter text"
4. A small defect: after a function is launched through the filter box, the
focus on the tree menu does not change right now.
5. Can we support page refresh? Currently it usually show the welcome page
after a page refresh.
-Jack
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Shawn Jiang <ge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I redesigned the navigation system of geronimo Web console because we need
> to re-org the navigation tree to improve the usability. I uploaded a patch
> with JIRA: *https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4994*, in the
> patch:
>
> 1, Use number-number-number format in the portal page title to define the
> menu sequence. For example:
>
> *Welcome *(defined as 0/Welcome in plan.xml)
> *Server*
> -----*XXXX*
> ...
> -----*JMS Server*(defined as 1-8/Server/JMS Server in plan.xml)
> ...
> ...
>
> 2, Use DOJO Tree as the navigation menu tree.
>
> 3, The navigation tree is separated from the portlets content. No tree and
> banner download are needed when clicking a portal page.
>
> 4, Quick launch box, just type menu item name in the box and press enter to
> quick launch a function.
>
> When the UI design above are accepted. I'll followup the path to complete
> Non Functional Requirements:
> 1, G11N
> 2, Selenuim Testsuite update.
> 3, Finalize the menu items position because the current sequence in the
> patch is for demo only.
> 4, The patch is based on Tomcat G server in 22 branch. I will port it to
> jetty as well as other branches after this UI design is accepted.
>
>
> Any comments will be appreciated,
>
>
> --
> Shawn
>