Comments for 0 at http://www.usabilitytesting.tv , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.usabilitytesting.tv Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:41:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.usabilitytesting.tv/usability-tests/joomla/usability-testing-report-for-morph-by-joomlajunkie/#comment-24 Hey Merav, Thanks for taking the time to share your initial thoughts and feedback of Morph :) I definitely agree about your point that a system needs to be usable without having to read a manual - however.. in this case, Morph is still only in early beta and although its pretty far ahead already, we know there is still a lot of work that needs to be done before its at the point where we would ourselves find it usable. Even though we were already aware of most of the points you mentioned, you still bring a valuable perspective to the mix that will no doubt come in useful in the days to come. I've made a note of the various points you mentioned and we will definitely keep them in mind as we work towards the stable release of Morph. Maybe we can even get you to take a second look once the stable version is released ;) For the benefit of anyone reading this post, I just wanted to touch on / clarify a few of the points you raised: [b]Morph is still a young pup ;)[/b] - The first round of beta testing was specifically limited to small group of technically orientated users. We did mention in the beta board that the built in documentation was far from complete and that both the component and template are still very much a work in progress. [b]The database whoopsie - eeeeeeeeeek![/b] - Packaging the template with sample data is one of our most requested features and packaging the component with sample data was the first step towards providing users with the option of sample data. For the stable release, users will be presented with a couple of different setup options, including sample data and without. It was clearly stated that the initial round of beta testing required a fresh Joomla! 1.5 install, as the component would replace the database and that it [i][b]should not be installed at a live site[/b][/i] ;) [b]Customizing Morph - now and in the future..[/b] - The entire customization section is still a work in progress and a lot of it is going to change (as stated at the top of the customization section). Based on input we have received from customers over the years, the top 3 things that they miss being able to easily customize is the logo, background and color settings. The stable release will have all of these 100% working and we plan building on this as Morph evolves. [b]What the heck are themelets anyways??[/b] - Morph itself is the templating engine (where all the heavy lifting is done) and themelets, like child themes, handle the visual aspect of your site. You can see some themelet examples on our themelet voting site ([url]http://www.joomlajunkie.com/themelets[/url]). The stable release of Morph will have a light and dark base themelet, which will act as a starting point for anyone wanting to take advantage of Morphs engine, but do their own custom design. We decided to hold off coding any additional themelets until the second round of beta testing, to ensure that the dark base was 100% working. Safe to say the future is bright for Morph and we are super excited to get the stable version out there. Thanks again for your input - its much appreciated! Cheers, Chris - Chris Rault Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:34:33 +0100