[LON-CAPA-dev] Re: [Lon-capa-msu] Re: Construction Navigation

[Felicia Berryman]

Hi Gerd,

John did request that earlier, but my impression was that this was a
very simple request that the file name, i.e.
/bio/photosynthesis/problems/light.problem, show up on the top of
"View", "Edit", and "Edit XML".  I'm copying this to John in case I have
this wrong.

Felicia


Gerd Kortemeyer wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> Yep, here's what's in the queue:
> 
> When you browse a resource and hit CSTR, you get directly to the editor for it
> (it will internally need to switch roles on you if you are "co-author" - that is
> the hard part).
> 
> Ron: instead of actually switching roles, the access handler loncacc could also
> simply check if the author is a valid co-author for that file.
> 
> The Remote does "know" what file the user is looking at, and could directly
> construct the URL for it.
> Example: you look at /res/msu/bio/stuff/cell.html. Pressing CSTR gets you to
> /priv/bio/stuff/cell.html if you are on the home server.
> 
> In short: we can do it. Hope we get around to that in the not-too-distant
> future.
> 
> - Gerd.
> 
> Felicia Berryman wrote:
> 
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Your about the third person to request this.  I would assume that it is
> > on the to-do list.  Guy and Gerd are good at adding requests to the
> > to-do list as they come in.  I'm copying this to them just in case.
> >
> > Felicia
> >
> > J Merrill wrote:
> > >
> > > Felicia:
> > > Just another little useability issue:
> > >
> > > When I'm in construction space, and click to view a resource (problem),
> > > when that page opens there is no indication anywhere of what the file name
> > > for that resource is. So, for example, if I see something wrong, I can't
> > > just jot down the name of the file to report the problem, fix it later, or
> > > whatever. I'd have to go back to the file list from which I came and hope I
> > > can remember what I clicked on. Somehow, it would be useful to have the
> > > name of the thing we're looking at.
> > > John
> > >
> > > ****** merrill3@msu.edu ******
> > > John Merrill
> > > Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
> > > Michigan State University
> > > East Lansing MI 48824 USA
> > > 517.355.6517
> > > http://www.msu.edu/~merrill3
> > > ************************
> >
> > --
> > Felicia Berryman
> > LON-CAPA Coordinator
> > Michigan State University
> >   Email:  felicia@lon-capa.org
> >   Phone:  (517)432-9866
> > http://www.lon-capa.org
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Felicia Berryman
LON-CAPA Coordinator
Michigan State University
  Email:  felicia@lon-capa.org
  Phone:  (517)432-9866  
http://www.lon-capa.org