openzim / openzim/maps

"About" should have a close button

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Description

I consider myself as an extensive user of the the history through the buttons "back" and "forward".

But I was still confused for a few seconds about lack of possibility to formaly close the "About" overlay.

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Research direction

Start by locating the About overlay implementation and the existing back/forward history handling. Add an explicit close control to the overlay, then verify that it is visible, dismisses About, and behaves consistently with the current navigation flow.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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