3.3 Actions

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3.3 Actions

3.3.1 Creating objects

3.3.2 Uploading documents

3.3.3 Inviting members

3.3.4 Actions on objects in a folder

In BSCW, an action may be triggered by selecting a menu entry or clicking a button, link or icon, each representing the action. In the Web-based user interface these action triggers may take the following forms (cf. 3.1):

Menus:

Top menu bar, e.g. File New Document
Selection menu bar, e.g. | cut | or | delete |
Context menu and action menus, e.g. Change Name

Buttons:

Action shortcuts: give access to frequently used actions.
Instant access bar: Example: opens your clipboard.
Navigation bar: Example: ‘:your-user-name’ opens your home folder.
Links or icons in the entries of a folder listing: Example: shows the group of members of a workspace.

With the obvious exception of action shortcuts, the actions triggered by buttons are simple navigation actions: they open and display a new page showing another folder, a document, the members of a folder, a user info page etc.

For the rest of this section we focus on the actions triggered via menus which need a bit more of an explanation.

Keep in mind that the actions made available to you in the diverse menus also depend on

the level of proficiency you have set in your preferences (see 4.2.3.1) and
the role (i.e. access rights) you have with respect to a folder and to the objects it contains (see 4.7).

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3.3 Actions 3.3.1 Creating objects 3.3.2 Uploading documents 3.3.3 Inviting members 3.3.4 Actions on objects in a folder In BSCW, an action may be triggered by selecting a menu entry or clicking a button, link or icon, each representing the action. In the Web-based user interface these action triggers may take the following forms (cf. 3.1): Menus: Top menu bar, e.g. File New Document Selection menu bar, e.g. \| cut \| or \| delete \| Context menu and action menus, e.g. Change Name Buttons: Action shortcuts give access to frequently used actions. Instant access bar Example: opens your clipboard. Navigation bar Example: ‘:your-user-name’ opens your home folder. Links or icons in the entries of a folder listing Example: shows the group of members of a workspace. With the obvious exception of action shortcuts, the actions triggered by buttons are simple navigation actions: they open and display a new page showing another folder, a document, the members of a folder, a user info page etc. For the rest of this section we focus on the actions triggered via menus which need a bit more of an explanation. Keep in mind that the actions made available to you in the diverse menus also depend on the level of proficiency you have set in your preferences (see 4.2.3.1) and the role (i.e. access rights) you have with respect to a folder and to the objects it contains (see 4.7).

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