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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-51251

Navigation block mixes click-able links with expandable nodes

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Won't Do
    • 2.9
    • None
    • Navigation, Usability
    • None
    • MOODLE_29_STABLE

    Description

      In the usability study, participants were asked to use the list of participants (to send a message). When they found the word "Participants" in the navigation, they were confused because the Participants link is both a node with children and a link to a page. People were clicking on the right-arrow beside the Participants link, expecting to be taken to the Participants page, but it just expanded the nodes below.

      Two actions should be taken.

      • To avoid confusion, a rule needs to be enforced that prevents nodes with children from being links to pages.
      • Icons for expansion of sub-menus should be reviewed, perhaps using + and - icons instead of triangles, so the purpose of these icons becomes clearer.

      The particular case (with users accessing a list of participants) may be resolved if the participants list is merged with the users list, but the general issue should still be dealt with.

      This was a blocker for 2/6 participants.

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              salvetore Michael de Raadt
              David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo, 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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