Archives for Jason Taylor

When I started out…

We had a recent visit from the National Computer Science School (http://www.ncss.edu.au/) where students experienced the software development environment first-hand. We made them some funky t-shirts and I was to believe that was the end of my responsibilities for the event. Our very own Chris Owen (Senior Confluence Developer) had other ideas! Chris asked if I would write a post on: my experiences as a user interface designer; and ways to get started in the industry. This post is for all the future

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Confluence Page Restrictions

Method The process for designing the Page Restrictions user interface in Confluence involved: Collaborative design with the Confluence developers and Technical Writer. User walkthrough with a sample user and paper prototype. Iterative development through a variety of feedback sources. Understanding the model One of the key challenges for this project was to understand and usefully implement Inherited Space Permissions. Following is a diagram used to illustrate and discuss Inherited Space Permissions. Permissions

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