Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] categories, ACL and VFS

[ceb]

hey,
the categories already support acl...
grtx. bettina

On Sun, 15 Jun 2003, Dave Hall wrote:

> > I forgot another point: I think a new model for categories/folders
> > should include defining ACL. Adminstrators and users should be able to
> > define for whom objects in a folder are visible and editable. Thus
> > applications could make use of folder-level ACL without any extra
> > work.
>
> I think we are really just talking about enhancing categories, not folders.
> I think category based ACLs would be good, but then you also have the issue
> of "global global categories".  Say I have a global global category called
> Clients, which is used in addressbook, calendar and sitemgr.  In this case I
> may require seperate ACL for each app, this is something that would need to be
> factored in.  I am not saying this is a bad idea, just the implications need
> to be thought through.  I think the ACL2 system which seek3r started on could
> be useful for such a system - to allow inheritted rights and masks.
>
> > And another idea: I think the VFS should make use of such a folder
> > system too! Thus users would not have a separate filemanager, but they
> > could create their files in the same place they put their addresses,
> > appointments, webpages, etc.
>
> I think this is more an issue of a view of the data.  There could be an app
> developed which dynamically pulls together a nice view for all this data.
> Each app could have a (set of) hook(s) for the "folder view app", this would
> remove the need for forced dependencies while still offering a flexible view 
> of
> data the user has access to.  Maybe this could be done through infolog or
> some new app.
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > address@hidden a écrit:
> >
> > > I want to second Alex' enthousiasm about the idea of rethinking and
> > > extending the way categories work in phpgroupware. I think, currently
> > > they are underutilized because a view and an interaction like Philip
> > > proposes is missing. I want to a suggestion that I have already
> > > submitted as a feature request on savannah:
> > > It would be nice if there were a hook for defining data an application
> > > wants to store for a cateogry, and in the administration interface for
> > > categories, application specific input elements are appended to the
> > > standard input elements for defining category name and description.
> > > As an example, in news_admin in HEAD you can configure RSS exports for
> > > each category. Instead of having a separate UI for this configuration,
> > > it could be done on the same page the category is defined.
> > >
> > > Michael
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >
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