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[Bug 1857382] [NEW] Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
Public bug reported:
In the past when the layout was not very flexible and we didn't have
rows (i.e. a veeeeery long time ago), the page description text field
was an important part of a page as it allowed people to create a section
across an entire page of Mahara and use it as style element. People
created banners in there and needed to have styling options available.
That's why it has a visual editor with all the editing options.
Now (well, for quite some time already actually) that we have a more
flexible layout, we do not need this area anymore to style a page with.
It also added to the confusion for some people as they thought that was
the area where they would add their content.
While the page description is shown on a page, the collection
description is ignored (this may be a regression, but is OK).
Since we have the "tiles" on "Pages and collections", the description
shows up in the tile and is often cut off when it is too long and
banners are not displayed in there either.
I propose the following:
1. Remove the visual editor from the page description.
2. Limit the number of characters for the page and collection description to 140 characters. That seems to fit in there (with our current font size).
3. For existing sites, move the current page description content of pages to the first block on the page that goes across the entire width of the page and doesn't have a block heading. That way, the content is still displayed for pages that are used to displaying it, especially if the page uses the description as content styling element.
** Affects: mahara
Importance: Wishlist
Status: Triaged
** Tags: usability
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1857382
Title:
Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
Status in Mahara:
Triaged
Bug description:
In the past when the layout was not very flexible and we didn't have
rows (i.e. a veeeeery long time ago), the page description text field
was an important part of a page as it allowed people to create a
section across an entire page of Mahara and use it as style element.
People created banners in there and needed to have styling options
available. That's why it has a visual editor with all the editing
options.
Now (well, for quite some time already actually) that we have a more
flexible layout, we do not need this area anymore to style a page
with. It also added to the confusion for some people as they thought
that was the area where they would add their content.
While the page description is shown on a page, the collection
description is ignored (this may be a regression, but is OK).
Since we have the "tiles" on "Pages and collections", the description
shows up in the tile and is often cut off when it is too long and
banners are not displayed in there either.
I propose the following:
1. Remove the visual editor from the page description.
2. Limit the number of characters for the page and collection description to 140 characters. That seems to fit in there (with our current font size).
3. For existing sites, move the current page description content of pages to the first block on the page that goes across the entire width of the page and doesn't have a block heading. That way, the content is still displayed for pages that are used to displaying it, especially if the page uses the description as content styling element.
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Follow ups
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Robert Lyon, 2020-10-22
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Cecilia Vela Gurovic, 2020-07-13
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Kristina Hoeppner, 2020-06-24
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[Bug 1857382] A change has been merged
From: Mahara Bot, 2020-05-16
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Robert Lyon, 2020-05-16
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Cecilia Vela Gurovic, 2020-03-27
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[Bug 1857382] A patch has been submitted for review
From: Mahara Bot, 2020-01-31
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Cecilia Vela Gurovic, 2020-01-31
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Cecilia Vela Gurovic, 2020-01-09
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[Bug 1857382] Re: Remove WYSIWYG options for page description
From: Kristina Hoeppner, 2019-12-29