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Mahara |
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15.10 |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
I didn't see this in my quick scan of the requests, so my apologies if this has already been requested.
If you're an admin, it's confusing to have the admin functions/
In most systems, one of two things happens when you want to go into admin functions:
1) You go to a noticeably different interface (different page layout, color scheme, etc.)
2) You stay in the main interface (without losing any functionality), but you get additional access to admin functions via a noticeably separate set of buttons or menus.
I generally prefer #2. That's how Drupal and Moodle do it, but interfaces like Google Apps prove that #1 can work well too.
In the short term, I'd suggest at least making the colors for any admin related buttons a different color. I guess I could go into the CSS to make this happen now if I wanted to, but I think it's important enough to make for default installations as well.
Changed in mahara: | |
assignee: | nobody → Evan Goldenberg (naveg) |
tags: | added: usability |
description: | updated |
tags: | removed: mahara-eduforge-feature-request |
Changed in mahara: | |
assignee: | Evan Goldenberg (naveg) → nobody |
tags: | added: theming |
Changed in mahara: | |
milestone: | none → 15.10.0 |
Changed in mahara: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Hi - point taken. Currently, #1 would be easier that's for sure. We'll keep this in mind for our planned usability sprint.
Thanks for the report!