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The redesign of the current, preview-based editing into the Visual Page Editing of Magnolia 5 aims at providing a solution for all described problems while retaining all qualities of the existing implementation.
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New Interface
The standard interface of Visual Page Editing shows two main sections. Most of the screen is occupied by a preview of the page with the well-known green bars marking the editable paragraphs. A newly introduced Actions Sidebar on the right of the screen presents all actions applicable to the currently selected item and additional info on the item or the page itself. Examples are a comprehensive page status or an overview over available page versions. The sidebar improves the overall visibility of actions in that it introduces a single location to look for actions. It is flexible and can be extended by modules wishing to add complementary functions or data to page editing. The sidebar is similar in appearance and behavior as the Actions Sidebar used in AdminCentral.
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