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[Kristina Hoeppner <620161@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard,

Yes, I am talking about the disappearing links on a view. :-)

Actually, I quite like to have (almost) all the links in that menu that
I also see on the dashboard. That adds consistency because I don't have
to think about to which page I need to go to get to all these links (It
annoys me in Moodle, for example, that I could not reach the profile or
logout from every page, for example). As they are not constantly there,
but only appear when I hover over them, they are not like a big
navigation.

Usually, I somehow find my way back to the dashboard before going into
groups, but we don't know how others are using the navigation. They may
actually jump directly from a view to a group or their profile. IT would
be really good to get some real users to talk through the navigation
before making tremendous changes like taking out most links.

Kristina

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Distinction between Name and Profile not clear
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Bug description:
I still have trouble clicking on the correct link and think and adjustment may be necessary. 

When I click on my name, I am taken to my profile page as others can see it.

When I click on "Profile", I can edit my profile, but I would think that I could actually view it.

Having the name and "Profile" right next to each other is not ideal, I think, because they are almost the same, but not quite.

When I'm on my profile page (the view), I don't know how to get back to my dashboard -> Oh. I have to click on the Mahara logo.

I like that we have "Settings" instead of the username in the top right because that already lessens confusion.

What about the following:
- Include a link "Home" in the navigation links before the others.
- "Profile" (also in the tabs on the dashboard page etc.) links to the profile view.
- And somewhere we need a link "Edit Profile Information" to get to all that stuff. It could go next to "Edit Content" (though then people might be confused to distinguish between adding profile info and dragging that info into a view).

Any ideas?