learningequality / learningequality/studio

Unstable - The Options menu has become too long and confusing

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DEV: frontend P1 - important TAG: ux update TODO: needs decisions
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Description

Observed behavior

After interacting for some time with the new Options menu I have noticed that I am spending considerable amount of time scrolling up and down and getting confused by the position of the menu items.

I am also observing a double scroll-bar in a normal 15.6 inch laptop.

Expected behavior

  1. Consider removing some options
  2. Consider reducing the space between the menu items
  3. Consider reorganizing the menu items in logical groups and adding an icon in front of each menu item to help visually identifying the desired item

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Go to https://unstable.studio.learningequality.org/en/accounts/#/ and sign in
  2. Open a channel with folders and all of the supported resources
  3. Click the Options menu for an item

Additional information

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/469e40a7-2fca-4769-8358-3884c92fdd6a

Console logs

no errors observed in the console

Usage Details

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Options menu at the unstable URL with a channel containing folders and supported resources, then review the context from pull request #4635. The work is done when the menu no longer causes excessive scrolling or confusion, with an agreed approach to its options, spacing, grouping, and visual identification.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
design, frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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