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[sean mcclelland <897439@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello again! We've installed this patch on our staging server and I
tested it out. Unfortunately, I don't think the change addressed the
issue. Here is what I found, please correct me if I'm wrong.

This was true before the fix, and is still true:
The logged in user's Profile Site Block is visible at the top of the right-hand column, clearly indicating who is logged in and provides access to their Profile. This is true for all areas of their Portfolio EXCEPT when they were viewing or editing a "Page." When viewing (their Page own or another user's Page), or editing their own Page, the Profile Site Block is not visible. The only way to know how you are logged in, is to hover-over the Portfolio link in the top-left of the page to reveal a breadcrumb link trail, which includes the logged in user's name.

After the fix:
The fix added the logged in user's name to the same pages that already display the Profile Site Block visible. This seems to just add a redundant element to those pages. I do not see such an identity plate when viewing or editing a "Page" in the Portfolio, which is where I believe it is needed. I guess, a simple (though perhaps non-elegant) solution is to make that breadcrumb trail un-hidden?

I propose that we un-committ this fix, and revisit it. I am happy to
provide more ideas/help from the user's perspective!

PS: I also noticed that the very helpful "Created By ____" title is
omitted from the top of the window when viewing a Collection, whereas is
it visible when viewing individual Pages. Should I create a separate
feature request for this?

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Title:
  Need identity plate when viewing Pages

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  This is a feature request.

  When creating, editing, or more importantly, viewing other's Pages,
  there is no identity plate anywhere in the window verifying who you
  are logged in as. As far as I can tell, all other pages in Mahara show
  your profile block in the top-right corner of the window. However,
  when you are working on a specific Page, the profile block is not
  visible, and the only way to see who you are "logged in as" is by
  hovering over the small logo in the top-left of the screen. I believe
  the user's name should not be hidden.

  Reason: We have faculty who work regularly with students, reviewing
  and commenting on their completed Pages. One faculty in particular had
  been helping a student in her office earlier in the day, and had
  apparently logged in as the student, or allowed the student to log in
  on her computer. The next day, she re-opened her browser, and began
  reviewing other students Pages, leaving comments on their page. She
  later discovered that she was STILL logged in as the student (from the
  previous day), and was leaving comments as the student, not as
  herself!

  I suspect the faculty member didn't log the student off properly the
  day before, or there was a cache problem with her browser. If there
  was an indication in the window of who she was logged in as, this
  problem could have been avoided.

  (Our students and faculty often share links to their Mahara Pages from
  within our LMS (Moodle), so they may not be logging in directly to
  Mahara, adding to potential for confusion on this issue.)

  Thank you!

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