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[Gordon McLeod <1037531@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kristina,
Anything that reduces the number of clicks for users gets my vote!
Your summary points seems perfectly reasonable. #3 makes it user choice to look deeper, and regarding #4,  News Forums on Moodle do exactly this - admin can set (eg 300 characters) as a short post, anything longer just displays first paragraph or so with a "read more" link to expand the comment. I'm a big fan of toggling  & context-based visibility of anything that user doesn't need all of the time - as long as users know how to switch it can make a big difference for clutter on a busy page. I actually edited the theme for our Moodle site so that editing buttons only appear for the artefact you're rolling over with the mouse - so teachers see one set of buttons related to the object they are pointing at rather than 80+ editing buttons on a screen!
Regards, Gordon.

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Title:
  Make comments / feedback directly on artefacts on the page

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  New

Bug description:
  The artefact metadata page which is usually accessible by clicking on
  the artefact is well hidden. It would be good if it were possible to
  directly comment on an artefact from a (portfolio) page through a
  little pop-up. A counter next to / below the artefact indicates how
  many comments the artefact has. When you hover over that number you
  can read the comments in a "bubble" without having to go to the
  details page of the artefact. You could still click on the artefact
  and view the details page and give longer feedback at the bottom of
  the page and also upload a file there. But for quick feedback, the
  possibility to leave it directly on the artefact on the page would be
  handy.

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