Drupal 7 UX freeze sprint

Last updated on
6 October 2020

Dashboard. needs a lot. new core blocks, smarter interactions.
#623326: Design all interactions for customizing dashboard contents | tag: dashboard
#601932: Allow dashboard to limit available blocks

Contextual links, looking for javascript finesse.
#601150: Improved UI for contextual links

Appearance / choose theme admin page is full of win
#491214: implement the top level Appearance / Choose Theme admin page

Installer, review it and review it some more. tone down the warning-walls-o-text
#418302: Copy default.settings.php to settings.php during install IFF webserver owns files (FTP on shared hosting)
#629830: Too many steps to create essential directories
#420358: Write clear install profile descriptions

Extra admin/configuration categories
#591682: Config pages are effectively hardcoded to some subcategory of 'admin/config'

Strings and Help:
Remove words from the interface, write docs, needs people editing and help with rolling patches.
#638232: Rework help, labels and descriptions for locale admin pages
#504076: Improve Text Format Admin Description

Seven and core CSS refinements, come on! Lets make D7 CSS leaner and meaner.
#641734: Separate generic html elements' style into seven.base.css
#634724: Seven has inconsistent fonts on form elements
#592018: Re-organize styles across stylesheets from system.module and separate presentational and behavior-supporting styles
#575294: Add reset.css through drupal_add_css() instead of through the .info file

Also, http://drupal.org/community-initiatives/drupal-core/usability still applies.

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