[Geoserver-devel] Differnce between Admin & Config

breaking things out into separate email

We have three modes of use:

1) Application Mode (End User - do not need to be logged in)

This is the welcome screen, contact information, test servlet and any user level
documentation we decide to include in the war.

2) Admin Mode (Adimistrator - need to be logged in)

These are the various maintence screens, that lets us manage the running
GeoServer application. Manage FeatureLocks and so on.

3) Config Mode (Administrator - need to be logged in)

This is where we set GeoServer up for use, and the only screens that should have
save/load/try it.

Please don't be confused by the existing "MainMenu" structure that Richard has
produced.
I am afraid he took me rather literally:
- the act of logging in should not take you to the Admin mode, it was supposed
to be that you must be logged in to go to the admin mode
- The pages are supposed to be about the kind of content chris was talking
about, links to docuemntation etc.. rather than a Menu of links as exists right now

Please have a look at the User Interface Design docs, it at least has the
various pages grouped correctly.