1) Quick Navigation Menu This AJAX enabled selector menu can be used to navigate all portlets in a users layout. By selecting a portlet, uPortal should focus that portlet view for the user. This feature would give users persistent access to any portlet in the portal from one easy location. Depending on how this would be implemented, it may help disabled users since the screen reader would hit this list first.
2) Updated Logo This is an optional logo that could be used in place of the current logo. Click here for more information on this subject.
3) Admin. Tools Menu Users with administrative privileges would get this menu. This menu would list all of the administrative tools/portlet (i.e. Groups Manager, Channel Manager, Etc.) in uPortal. Ultimately, I would like to see a portlet that consolidates a dashboard view into all of these tools much like Mambo's back end UI. And ideally, all of these tools should be completely re-designed to create a cohesive user experience across all of the workflows – but that's another discussion.
4) Custom Settings Think of this as a menu for the current Preferences options. I'm not sure I'm completely sold on the title "Custom Settings" yet, but the idea is to have a roll up of preference options.
5) Quick Link Icons These icons represent a quick link / tray functionality. The idea being that users would have quick access to key portlets or portal features with the added layer of alerts (i.e. mail notifications) where ever appropriate. The edit link next to the icons implies a UI that would allow users to select which set of quick link icons they want to display in this area.
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These icons are FPO (for placement only) and were grabbed from other, possibly commercial / licensed products, rather randomly while mocking up these designs. These icons are not to be used or reproduced without permission. At a later date, these icons, and consequently, these screenshots will be updated with OS licensingfriendly versions.
