[Radiant] [ANN] "Shards" extension

[Sean Cribbs]

Keymone wrote:
> Hi everybody.
>
> just few thoughts on this subject.
> maybe everything can be much more simple?
>
> i understand that it is very cool when you install extension and yore
> administrative part is full of new buttons and toys to play with but why
> exactly do we need it in this way?
>
> basically my suggestion is to give extensions more freedom - just put a new
> tab for each extension and let it work as expected without any interference
> with others
>
>   
They already have this ability.  The primary reasons for adding 
flexibility to the administration interface is to promote a workflow 
that makes sense.  Reordering pages seems like something that should be 
intimate with the page-related workflow.  Yes, another tab is easier, 
but it may not be the most intuitive solution.

One feature my client needs is a "popup" menu on the "Add Child" button 
to select a specific page-template before opening the edit interface.  
That couldn't be done without some way to inject code into the sitemap page.
> you need to reorder pages? click on reorder tab and modify the tree as you
> want.
> you need to manage your galleries? galleries tab will show you only gallery
> type pages.
> same for page attachments - each page can be expanded to see attached files.
>
> as for filters - same thing. when you go to page edit you will have a tab
> for each filter.
>
>   
I understand your concern.  It's easy to get a bloated mess, but it 
should be the responsibility of individual extension designers to make 
sure their modifications add meaningfully to the interface and don't 
detract from it.

Sean