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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5905425" data-attributes="member: 1">That's not far off what I was imagining. We're more on the same page than not, I think. We're just getting bogged down in terminology. Well, I'm getting bogged down in terminology!&nbsp;The only major difference is that I didn't see the main screen as an input box to generate stuff, but rather a list of pre-created generators which can be execusted with a button press with an easy link to start creating your own.&nbsp;I would worry that a box saying &quot;type some syntax in here to use this system&quot; is an offputting thing for the first-time casual user. But &quot;Press this button and get a town description&quot; is inviting.&nbsp;Regarding things like the GridView whatchamacallit, vBulletin already has a crapload of listing and browsing functionality built in; we can just hook in to that stuff with the bonus that the interface remains familiar to the user.&nbsp;I like the idea of the field-edited table for casual users.&nbsp; Much less intimidating tha making them type syntax.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 5905425, member: 1"] That's not far off what I was imagining. We're more on the same page than not, I think. We're just getting bogged down in terminology. Well, [I]I'm[/I] getting bogged down in terminology! The only major difference is that I didn't see the main screen as an input box to generate stuff, but rather a list of pre-created generators which can be execusted with a button press with an easy link to start creating your own. I would worry that a box saying "type some syntax in here to use this system" is an offputting thing for the first-time casual user. But "Press this button and get a town description" is inviting. Regarding things like the GridView whatchamacallit, vBulletin already has a crapload of listing and browsing functionality built in; we can just hook in to that stuff with the bonus that the interface remains familiar to the user. I like the idea of the field-edited table for casual users. Much less intimidating tha making them type syntax. [/QUOTE]

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