On 2003-07-17 several members of the community participated in an IRC chat to organize an effort to improve content management features of OpenACS.
It was decided to organize a user-interface group to develop a list of features and screen mockups to define the goals of this project. People who are interested in working with this group include:
It was decided that the content-repository is a strong package and will remaint he base of any content management effort.
CMS UI Mockups
Article about using Movable Type to Manage a Web Site - Moavable Type is a very popular system to manage content. It includes many features such as a photo album, comments, etc. It is advertised as a weblog tool, but really is a content management system of sorts.
Related Links - External resources, other CMS, aritcles, etc.
Modified ETP application Screenshots - Here are some screenshots of a modified ETP application thats to Rob Locke. I am inteested in the functionality as well as the user interface. (LINK DEAD AS OF 11/2004)
Feature List - First draft of the required user features of the new CMS. When finished and agreed on, this list can be used to build a click-through mockup, and design the tcl apis required by the ui.
Karl G (CR/CMS author) on core CMS design pricipals - This is a nice summary of user targetted CMS design principals that make a lot of sense.
Meeting 1 Minutes - Summary of IRC meeting regarding CMS
Meeting 2 Minutes
Meeting 3 Minutes