[PAGES-27] As an editor I want a non-visual edit view, to work in if visual view is broken or too complex. Created: 19/Jun/15  Updated: 23/Aug/22

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Project: Magnolia pages module
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Reporter: Michael Büchele Assignee: Unassigned
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 Description   

If Freemarker or HTML is broken, the visual edit view is a pain. There should be a second view, that shows the areas and components in a hierarchical tree and allow opening the dialogs from here without having to go through the visual output.



 Comments   
Comment by Antti Hietala [ 21/Feb/17 ]

Option 1: Move content to apps if working in the Page Editor feels too heavy. In a dedicated app, the editor can focus on pure content editing without being distracted by the surrounding page layout or any rendering issues.

Option 2: Try the Basic Editor App. Magnolia client Aktion Mensch built an app that serves as complement to the standard Pages App. The Basic Editor is aimed at people who have impaired vision but it matches the request in this ticket perfectly.

Features provided by the basic editor:

  • Nodes are sorted by their type (pages, area, component)
  • Uses a new tab for creation and editing dialogs for better machine readability.
  • Naming of components: Upon creation components can be given a more meaningful name.
  • Limit search to a page.
  • Creating s new page will create the whole page structure (areas,...) immediately, not only after opening the visual editor.
  • New components can be added to areas with respect to which components are allowed in the selected area.

You can get the Basic Editor app through Magnolia Services.

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