This update brings several enhancements to the user interface and
extends the forms functionality across the application. Specifically,
the changes include the introduction of `django-crispy-forms` and
`crispy-bootstrap5` to improve form aesthetics and usability
significantly. Additionally, the admin area now features enhanced link
color for better visibility, and user interface improvements have been
made across various templates, like adding direct edit and delete
category links and more intuitive navigation options for better user
experience. Moreover, the inclusion of new forms for Scene, Category,
and Original Media creation aligns with the app's need for structured
data entry and complements the existing models by ensuring a more
user-friendly interaction with the database.
Key changes include:
- Introduction of `django-crispy-forms` and `crispy-bootstrap5` for
better form rendering.
- UI enhancements for clarity and ease of use in the admin area and
templates.
- New forms for Scene, Category, and Original Media to streamline
content creation processes.
These changes aim to improve both the appearance and functionality of
the application, making it more appealing and accessible to users while
facilitating easier content management.
This commit overhauls the user area with the addition of comprehensive
file upload capabilities for images and videos. Notably, it integrates
front-end enhancements for drag-and-drop uploads in the user area and
introduces a secure back-end handling process. The back-end adjustments
include a new media upload view and adjustments to image and video
models to support large file handling through settings for maximum image
pixel limits. Additionally, the refactor standardizes CSRF token
retrieval across JavaScript modules, improving security and code
maintainability.
- Front-end additions include detailed user feedback during the file
upload process, such as progress bars and success/error indicators.
- Back-end improvements ensure large image files are processed
efficiently, mitigating potential memory issues by configuring a maximum
image pixel threshold.
- Consolidating the CSRF token retrieval into the `api.js` module
centralizes security mechanisms, reducing redundancy and enhancing the
codebase's clarity.
Overall, these changes enrich the platform's media management
capabilities, bolster security practices, and improve user experience
through intuitive interface updates and robust back-end processing.
Introduced new styles for the sidebar's open and close buttons to
enhance visibility and user interaction. Updated the sidebar logic in
the JavaScript to include a toggle functionality, allowing users to
easily open and close the sidebar. This improves the user experience by
making navigation more intuitive and the UI cleaner. The 'Close Sidebar'
button now directly closes the sidebar, and a new 'Open Sidebar' button
appears when the sidebar is closed, providing a clear action cue to the
users.
Introduce a new sidebar in the UI for enhanced navigation through
scenes. This feature includes CSS modifications for styling, updates in
JavaScript to dynamically load sidebar content based on scene
categories, and template adjustments to include the sidebar option. By
leveraging the Collapse component from Bootstrap alongside existing
infrastructure, this addition enriches user interaction by providing a
convenient and visually appealing method to explore different scenes
within the application. The sidebar's design and functionality are
thoughtfully integrated to ensure a cohesive and user-friendly
experience.
The decision to implement a sidebar stemmed from the need to improve
navigational efficiency and user engagement with the content. This
change is part of a broader effort to enhance the UI/UX of the
application, aiming to make the exploration of scenes more intuitive and
accessible.
Introduced a new CSS file for styling a fixed navbar in scenes,
enhancing user navigation within the virtual environment. Modified
scene.js to include fetching categories and generating a navbar with
scene options dynamically based on the category of the current scene.
This allows users to switch scenes more intuitively. The `nonavbar`
attribute was added for scenes where the navbar should be omitted,
providing flexibility in scene presentation. Additionally, streamlined
CSS and SCSS imports across JS files for consistency and removed an
unnecessary SCSS import from editor.js, optimizing load times and
project structure.
This update significantly improves user experience by facilitating
easier navigation and scene exploration within the application.
Introduced significant updates to the user interface for editing VR
scenes, adding new CSS styles for a coherent and modern look.
Implemented data tables for robust content management in the user area,
now users can easily navigate through scenes and media with DataTables
integration. Expanded the API with category retrieval capabilities,
enabling dynamic content categorization.
The editor now seamlessly integrates into the UI with a sidebar for
properties editing, improving usability. The teleportation element
creation and modification logic has been significantly refined,
including a search-enabled dropdown for destination selection, making it
more user-friendly. Added thumbnail display for scenes and media in the
user area, enhancing content overview.
This update also introduced user area templates and routes, providing a
foundational structure for user content management functionality,
including categories and individual category views.
Refactored JavaScript imports to align with the new editor CSS and
adjusted scene loading to support embedded scenes, improving the
flexibility and usability of scene components.
