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- All of the HTM files within this folder will be a part of the admin/GM control
- panel. These are some guidelines about the way they're meant to work and get
- named. Following them should help both users and maintainers :
- 1- There are 5 major categories in which the admin panel gets divided. For each
- major category, there is one file whose name ends with "_menu":
- main_menu.htm (classic_menu.htm serves the same purpose in classic mode)
- game_menu.htm
- effects_menu.htm
- server_menu.htm
- mods_menu.htm
- 2- Any other .htm file within the admin folder or any subfolder but "help", should
- be accessible in some way by means of clicking a link or button.
- 3- Unless the file is outdated or there are strong reasons on the contrary, every
- .htm file should have a design coherent with the following style guides:
- a-Buttons linking to the 5 major sections in the upper side of the page.
- b-A predominant edit-type widget (I named it QuickBox) with Send and Help buttons.
- GMs should be able to pass any value or parameter needed by the admin command
- buttons by means of using this QuickBox.
- c-Under the QuickBox, there should be buttons associated with the relevant admin
- actions. Those buttons should be organized from top to bottom in the way that
- best aids to keep useability and readability:
- - More frequently used, first.
- - Commands that require quickbox values, first.
- - Commands that could behave as toggles, first.
- - Commands that have a counterpart (such as Ban/Unban), kept in pairs.
- - Buttons may form groups of no more than 4 rows and 3 columns.
- d-Any "Help" button available should take the reader to another file with the same
- name, but within the help folder. Said in other words, every xyz.htm file of the
- admin panel should have a counterpart in the form help/xyz.htm that helps people
- understand what can be done with it. "Back" links should be provided, also.
- e-If a given file needs additional navigation facilities, all of them should be
- kept in the upper side of the page, right after the buttons described in "a" if
- they appeared.
- 4- L2J Mods introduced to the main distribution stream, should provide a set of
- commands that could be added in the mods admin panel. Additionally, a help file should
- be desirable. Such a file should reside in help/l2jmod/.
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