EAGLE Interface Update

EAGLE Interface EAGLE Interface UpdateUpdate

EAGLE Interface UpdateEAGLE Interface Update


New pages are FAST! Graphics reduced to 2, about 13K total.


Everything else is CSS and HTML.


Navigation placement is consistent

regardless of page.


Buttons that don’t make sense are not seen, but do notaffect others’ positions


Behavior of the interface is determined on each MTE…

(details in a moment)


…and can be overridden in the MTE using JavaScript.


Most used navigation withinthe “mouse swoosh”…


Error messages are in red andconsistently placed…


…confirmation messages appear in green and are also

consistently placed…


…in fact, all pages are designedto keep your focus in a

restricted area…


…reducing eyestrain and keeping other nav paths available but peripheral.


This address is specified inthe MOB HELPADR1 and

has been added to all errors…


…and the colors can bemodified sitewide in MOB

EAG-JVASC.


Most controls for the interfacebehavior are in this small

form on the MTE.


This specifies what MMS willbe called when you click on

“Browse”…


…if the value is blank (e.g., “”),then the Browse button will

not appear on the page.


This specifies the URL thatwill be opened when you

click on HELP…


…it defaults to eagle.ufl.edu/eDoc.


This line determines visibilityof the Page Down, Page Up,Top and Bottom buttons…


… a value of “Y” will causethem to be visible…


… a value of “B” will causeonly Top and Down toappear (for browses).


This field determines whether the Run button will appear

on the page…


…again, a value of “Y” will cause it to be visible, and any

other value will not.


This field determines whetherthe page will have prev/next.‘Y’ will cause it to appear.


These three FORMS createthe EAGLE interface.


Scrolling down, the rest of the MTE is pretty standard…


…with the exception of thetwo closing <DIV> tags.


Just a few more Just a few more changes…changes…


Browses are more consistent in appearance and function…


…again, notice no browse, prev/next, add/delete, run,

or submit buttons…


… “Go To * ” and “Search For *”buttons have appropriate text, and are on

the same line as the entry box.


The UTILITIES page lookssomewhat different…


… however, all the functionsare still here, plus some new

ones…


… and the Copy Objects interface is somewhat changed,

hopefully simpler and better.


More DB/2 utilities are nowaccessible from the

main interface.


Questions or Questions or Comments?Comments?


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