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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-40248

Activity Chooser should better support subtypes

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.5
    • 2.6
    • Usability
    • MOODLE_25_STABLE
    • MOODLE_26_STABLE
    • MDL-40248_activityChooserMaster
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      • Ensure that the old assignment activity displays in the activity chooser as it currently does.
      • Turn activity chooser off and check that old Assignment appears correctly in add activity dropdown.
      • You can test the new return value from modname_get_types by adding the following to mod/forum/lib.php and then ensuring that Forum still displays in the activity chooser: 

        function forum_get_types() {
        		 
            return MOD_SUBTYPE_NO_CHILDREN;
        		 
        }

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      Ensure that the old assignment activity displays in the activity chooser as it currently does. Turn activity chooser off and check that old Assignment appears correctly in add activity dropdown. You can test the new return value from modname_get_types by adding the following to mod/forum/lib.php and then ensuring that Forum still displays in the activity chooser: function forum_get_types() { return MOD_SUBTYPE_NO_CHILDREN; }
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    Description

      In general we are trying to remove the need for activity module subtypes (which explains why they look so bad on activity chooser in 2.3+). However sometimes they are useful, especially for the case of LTI subtypes - "External tools".

      After some discussion, the plan is this:

      1) If an activity module just has one subtype, then promote the link for that subtype to look like a full activity. This simplifies the interface for users.

      2) If an activity module has two or more subtypes, then promote the module in the UI to a group equal to "Activities" or "Resources". For LTI this would be "External tools" and will show all the subtype icons/links under it.

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          has been marked as being related by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-35796 The activity chooser in 2.3 appears not to be displaying subtypes properly

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-39851 Full screen popup for mobile (filepicker/activitychooser)

          • Critical - Crashes server, loss of data, severe memory leak
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-36224 External Tool - Add support for pluggable extensions to add new services

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-41948 Activity Chooser should improve grouping of sub-types

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              bushido Mark Nielsen
              dougiamas Martin Dougiamas
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Marina Glancy Marina Glancy
              Jérôme Mouneyrac Jérôme Mouneyrac
              Huong Nguyen, Barbara Ramiro, Bas Brands, Mathew May, David Woloszyn, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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                Resolved:
                18/Nov/13