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[Aaron Wells <1317320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Shane,

Thanks for the mock-up. I can see how it works, you've basically taken
the existing add/remove columns interface and turned it 90-degrees. It's
a little intimidating at first glance, to have so many buttons. But the
more I look at it, the more it makes sense. I think I might make these
changes:

1. Move the "Delete row" button to the vertical middle of the row bar.

2. Make the row buttons more visually distinct from the column buttons.
Perhaps change them from diagonal arrows to horizontal arrows for the
column buttons and vertical arrows for the column buttons.

3. Rotate the row buttons 90 degrees so that their narrow dimension is
horizontal.

Cheers,
Aaron

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Title:
  wishlist: ability to add rows in page edit mode

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi All,
  I would like to pick up on a number of points with the process/tools for laying out pages.

  Currently there are two ways to customize the layout in Mahara -
  layout form or directly on the page.

  Layout form: many times I have created a layout - added content and
  then changed the layout in the form again, Sometimes I get an error,
  sometimes the layout doesn't change, and I have also seen pages
  refusing to load again after a layout change.

  Layout in directly on page: this works well for columns, but there is
  no option for adding rows. Worse however, the in-page layout changes
  are not captured by the layout editor form, none of the options are
  selected or created based on what I do directly on the page. This
  means that once I begin making changes directly on the page the layout
  editor is of no use to me.

  Both approaches have limitations/bugs, is it possible to have just one
  approach? I would opt for flexibly laying out directly the page.

  In which case my wishlist is 1) that layout editing is consolidated
  with page editing with the ability to add-remove rows added, and 2)
  the "edit layout" page/system is hidden/removed/made redundant.

  In addition I would also like the option to save any layout I make as
  a template layout (with a name I choose) so I can use it on other
  pages - like I can with a skin or theme. Maybe even share layouts with
  ratings and intended purpose attached!

  This approach may save dev time having to maintain two ways of laying
  out a page.

  Thanks,
  Shane.

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