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<DIV><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi UI
team,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's a few
observations from working with a wide cross-section of users on our plone-based
system of things that provide obstacles to people working effectively (I'm
skipping ones that I know are already on the UI to-do list):</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>needing to
first find location to put content</STRONG>. Content is stored in
various folders in a site, according to site structure. Users have to go to
the appropriate folder to add in content first. In a typical CMS with an
RDBMS, a centralized control panel is used to add new content, and the system
manages the site structure, which is easier for the user to figure out IMO.
With standard Zope / Plone, the two seem more tightly-coupled.
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<LI><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>tab
overdose</STRONG>. It's easy to end up with numerous tabs with just a few
products installed. The UI only really handles about 4-5 nicely. Too many tabs
gets confusing and perhaps overwhelming. We need a better way to group and
display actions.</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<DIV><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the other
issues are covered: folderish vs. non-folderish, editing default page vs.
folder, deleting content.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for all your
great work. I hope this feedback is helpful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=113204114-03032005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P align=left><B><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2>Gerry
Kirk</FONT></B><BR><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2>Project
Manager</FONT><BR><B><FONT face=Arial color=#808080 size=2>Faith Online
Ltd.,</FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2>Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial
color=#808080 size=2>Visit us at www.faithonline.com, <A
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<P><!--StartFragment --><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>In the end, we will
remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -
<FONT color=#808080>Martin Luther King, Jr.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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