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[Aaron Wells <1387858@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it would avoid the most confusion if we prevent users from
selecting a Draft journal entry in the first place. However, we do have
to address the fact that a user can select a journal entry and then
unpublish it, leaving a journal entry block with a draft journal entry
selected.

So the full solution would be something like this:

1. In the artefact selector for the journal entry block, we prevent the
user from selecting any Draft journal entries

2. AND if they select a Published journal entry, and then change that
entry back to Draft later, we no longer display the journal entry's
content in the block.

2a. Instead we show a placeholder that says something like "This journal
entry has not yet been published."

2b. We should show that same placeholder to the journal owner
themselves, as well. That'll make it crystal clear to them that the
entry is not visible. Maybe we also give them a link to the journal
entry's artefact page so that they can publish it there.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387858

Title:
  Draft journal entries are visible to others

Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
  Confirmed
Status in Mahara 1.10 series:
  New
Status in Mahara 1.8 series:
  New
Status in Mahara 1.9 series:
  New

Bug description:
  confirmed for master (15.04), 1.10, 1.9 and 1.8

  When a user creates a journal entry as draft and puts that into a
  page, it is also visible to other users when they have access to the
  page.

  When the user puts the entire journal into a page (or tagged journal
  entries), the draft entry is not visible because it is in draft
  status.

  There are two possibilities as far as I can see right now:

  1.
  Do not allow users to include journal entries that are in draft status into a page (and mention that in the block pop-up so they don't wonder why draft entries do not show up).

  2. 
  The block "Journal entry" needs to be changed so that draft entries are only visible to the author at most but not other users on the page. This should also include some visual indicator as we have in the journal itself for the draft. "Draft" could also be mentioned next to the title of the journal entry when selecting it in the block pop-up.

  I tend towards option 1 as that is cleaner and more in line with the
  behavior of the other blocks. We should then also mention on the other
  blocks that draft entries are not displayed.

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