2011-06-03, 19:47:16
mvlcek Wrote:If you have multiple colorful icons that's where a user automatically looks instead of on the titles, although they do not convey any real information, especially as they repeat for each line. It's like colorful ads distracting you from the real content.I wouldn't use extremely distracting colours for the icons myself, so I'm with you on using colours which blend in well and don't distract. But those icons would indeed convey useful information (and a way to easily act on it!), namely what the user can do with each page. Since the discussed functionality is being developed as a plugin now, user/webdev can freely decide on how the page list is displayed now.
mvlcek Wrote:And we should not forget that GetSimple is designed for small websites, where the user doesn't work with it every day. He will probably add a page or two every few weeks. It doesn't matter, if he has to do two or three clicks.Why should a user put up with something just because it only occurs occasionally? It's still something that could be improved and made simpler or more efficient for the user. I venture to say that users will want to edit their pages in a quick and efficient manner.
Core GS might be designed with small sites in mind, but its abilities by way of plugins make it suitable for much bigger and more complex stuff. The core GS already serves the envisioned target audience pretty well I'd say. But adding in all those extensions like multi-user, internationalisation, page caching, etc. kinda change the game a little for me. Maybe it took me a while to realise that, in order not to violate GS' vision, relying on plugins is sometimes the only way to go here.
If other people (you, anybody else) are of the opinion that the page list is okay the way it is, I can accept that and move on to noodle's plugin. Which is what I'll probably do if it works well. I guess we'll see in a while how successfull the extended approach is and if users actually adopt it (or not).