[Zope-dev] New UI for 2.3

Michael Bernstein webmaven@lvcm.com
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 01:50:34 -0800


Steve Alexander wrote:
> 
> I think the new UI for 2.3 is great improvement over 2.2.
> 
> I'm already finding the sorted tables of folder contents useful, and
> having the add new items select at the top saves time.
> 
> However, I do not like the 3-frame interface. I feel that the top frame
> is wasted space. The Zope logo and "Logged in as username | Logout"
> could as easily go at the bottom of the tree-view frame on the left.
> This would leave extra screen space for doing work.
> 
> I also much prefer blue to black as a background colour for the tabs and
> the "Root Folder" link. The black seems a bit overbearing.

Hmm. I haven't checked out the new interface myself yet, but
I wonder if DC did any usability testing on their new UI?

Cheers,

Michael Bernstein.