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[Robert Lyon <robertl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gordon,

What you propose should be easy enough to do - currently with annotation
blocks there is a new copying option called 'fullinclself' which means
on copying all blocks/artefacts get duplicated even when copying ones
own page.

To achieve what you want in v16.10 Mahara all you would need to do is
find the following in /artefact/internal/blocktype/textbox/lib.php

    public static function default_copy_type() {
        return 'full';
    }

And change to:

    public static function default_copy_type() {
        return 'fullinclself';
    }

If you wanted to make it an optional thing then you could do something
similar to the Tagged Journals block where there is a 'Block copy
permission' field option in the block configuration.

So you could have 'Block copy permission' options of:
- full: Current functionality
- fullinclself: Current functionality for other users is also applied to self


If you are on a version earlier than 16.10 then the relevant commits will need to be backported to your particular version.

Cheers

Robert

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1638962

Title:
  Distinguish between duplicate & template personal page

Status in Mahara:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello,

  The current functionality for copying pages is causing a huge amount
  of problems for students when creating portfolio pages. The specific
  issue is that if they copy one of their own personal pages to use as a
  template for another page, the textboxes are all linked and any
  changes are mirrored, so the students go from having 2 copies of Page
  A to having 2 copies of Page B, instead of the desired result of 1
  copy of each page.

  Copying a page as a template works fine if the template is owned by
  someone else (eg teacher or group), but I've seen far too many
  students make the mistake even when given clear instructions.

  I'd like to propose an enhancement to the existing copy page/collection functionality-
  If the user selects their own page to copy they should be presented with a choice;
  1) Create an identical copy where all changes to existing textboxes are mirrored (current functionality)
  2) Create a new editable page using the existing page as a template (textboxes aren't linked)

  If this isn't something that can be quickly implemented, I'd suggest
  that when copying your own pages you should at least get a warning
  pop-up to say that any changes you make to either page will be
  mirrored in the other page, so that users have to acknowledge it
  before copying.

  Regards, Gordon.

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