[super] UX improvements to dataset edit, create and search + group + user page (Dec 2011)

[rgrp]

See also: ​http://trac.ckan.org/ticket/1404 (Post-v1.5 UX improvements) -- probably want to integrate with this and subtickets.

Historical Parent Tickets

• Parent-ticket: #1450
• Parent-ticket: #1032

Step Zero

• COMPLETELY REDESIGN resource edit process

Dataset Edit-Resources

• Force format field to be lowercase
  • Modify backend to serve it up in that format
• Subticket #978: Add extra fields to resources in Web UI
• Fix display of large datasets (​http://test.ckan.net/dataset/europeana-lod)
• When submitting forms with errors, open the correct resource pane.
• No hint is given that the time format for a resource is in ISO, eg 2005-01-01T10:10:10

Dataset Settings

• Subticket #1648: Clarify edit terminology
• Merge Groups and Tags into main Settings section (no point having them on their own and most people will miss this).
• Fix (i.e. allow / show) name editing on dataset edit.
  • Fix the slugify so it does not overwrite if i change title after fixing name.
  • Make slugify encourage people to use shorter names. Either by cutting off (not so good) or showing a warning and saying something like 'hey you may want to cut this down. Hit edit to customize the dataset name now'
• Autocomplete the author/maintainer box (requires API extension?)

Dataset View

• Fix animation glitch in expanding description
• Can we make the list of files look more like a table? Lose space between files? Lose rounded corners?
• Verify that there are no more (none) placeholder <td> objects (i believe they've been refactored out)

Dataset Create

• "Upload or link data files, APIs and other materials related to your dataset."
• Include the description markdown editor again (keep it small)
• Licence should maybe be restored
  • "(Don't worry if you don't know what your licence is)"
• Show the log message field
  • Beautify
• Pre-populate the log message field?
• ? Show Home Page field when creating dataset (+ show description (?) (-- but state that it should just be a few lines)
• ? Do some Guerilla UX to see whether we need to Redirect to Resources directly after dataset creation?

Group Improvements

• Minor fixes to dataset add on Group edit form - 0.5d - #1507

User pages

• Improvements to user page UX - 1d - #1396
• Broken links for non-Gravatar use icons - 0.25d - #1719

Etc

• Take before and after screenshots
• Write tests. You may not close this ticket without writing some tests for /editresources!

[rgrp]

As super ticket should stay in major milestone.

[rgrp]

Add in link to user and group UX work.

[rgrp]

Move dataset edit to #1744.

Dataset search moved out altogether to #1745.