[Building Sakai] [Using Sakai] Resources Changes for Sakai 11

Wed Feb 19 13:09:58 PST 2014

That makes sense.  Sounds like a good argument for that term being
prominent in the documentation.

ck

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Marilyn Dispensa <mdispensa at ithaca.edu>wrote:

>  I like "Client Connect".  I understand steering clear of "webDAV" but
> when you use something like "Cyberduck" or NetDrive that has 5-6
>  connection type choices and the user needs to choose one that says
> "webDAV"  then at least they can connect the terms together.
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> *From:* Chris Kretler [mailto:ckretler at umich.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:54 PM
> *To:* Marilyn Dispensa
> *Cc:* Kirschner, Beth; Sakai User; sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.orgDevelopers
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> *Subject:* Re: [Using Sakai] Resources Changes for Sakai 11
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> I agree with the comments that 'Desktop' may give the wrong impression.
> We could use a term like 'Client Connect'.  Keep in mind that the current
> button is significantly wider than the other buttons in that space.  We'd
> like to skinny that up.
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> As far as WebDAV goes, we are going to steer away from that term.  Polling
> indicated that 88% of our users are unfamiliar with the term WebDAV.
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> Chris Kretler
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> Business Analyst
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> University of Michigan
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> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Marilyn Dispensa <mdispensa at ithaca.edu>
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> Regarding "Desktop Access" Label.
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> Since the web-dav function is also very useful for connecting the
> Resources to tablets and phones, I'm thinking "Desktop" is sounding a
> little dated.
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> Maybe something like "File connections" or SakaiDrive or SakaiConnect or
>  or even something simple like "Connecting Resources via Webdav"?
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> Others changes are great. Thanks!
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> Separate topic, but here is my wish list based on working with lots of end
> users. Not sure if these are in any future plans.
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> 1.       Select multiple files and a download selected just from the web
> interface maybe to a .zip?
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> 2.       Connect to cloud file storage like Google Drive, Dropbox, Box
> etc.
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> 3.       Somehow visually or label separate folders created via Lesson
> builder from the rest of folders in resources (this messes some people up).
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> 4.       Drag/drop functionality.
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> Marilyn
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> *From:* sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:
> sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Ward, Lynn E.
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 19, 2014 3:23 PM
> *To:* Jeff Ziegler; Kirschner, Beth
> *Cc:* Sakai User; sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org Developers
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> *Subject:* Re: [Using Sakai] Resources Changes for Sakai 11
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> Or even "Desktop Access Instructions".
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> Lynn Ward, Principal Systems Analyst
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> Teaching and Learning Technologies
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> University Information Technology Services <http://uits.iu.edu/>
> Indiana University
> Information Technology and Communications Complex (IT 342K)
> 535 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
> Phone: 317-278-5713  E-mail: *leward at iu.edu <leward at iu.edu>*
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> *From: *Jeff Ziegler <ziegler at umich.edu>
> *Date: *Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 3:12 PM
> *To: *bethk <bkirschn at umich.edu>
> *Cc: *"sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org" <
> sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org>, "sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.orgDevelopers" <
> sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Using Sakai] Resources Changes for Sakai 11
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> I think that "Setup Desktop Access" aligns more with the instructions the
> user will actually see when that button is clicked. "Desktop Access" is
> slightly shorter but might create the expectation that all you have to do
> is click to have desktop access to Resources.
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> On Feb 19, 2014, at 2:52 PM, "Kirschner, Beth" <bkirschn at umich.edu> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> The University of Michigan is working on a series of small to moderate
> Resources tool enhancements for Sakai 11 (looking forward), and I wanted to
> bring them to your attention as well as for your opinions:
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> SAK-25709 Create option to hide/show columns in the Resources tool for a
> cleaner display based on user feedback we've received
> SAK-25668 Show soft-deleted files in a separate "trash" section, that
> includes the parent folder structure
> SAK-25766 Relabel button from 'Upload-Download Multiple Resources' to
> 'Desktop Access'
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> The last JIRA is the smallest, but possibly the most contentious, since it
> involves a change in terminology. We propose changing the Resources
>  'Upload-Download Multiple Resources' button to 'Desktop Access'. The
> thought is that this will provide a better (and shorter) label for users,
> as well as differentiating it from the cool new drag-n-drop UI that is
> available in Sakai 10 (SAK-22306).
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> Please let me know if you have any concerns with this relabeling - as with
> all UI strings in Sakai, you can always localize this string for your own
> institution in a properties file. Barring any objections, we'll commit this
> small change next week.
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> Thanks,
> - Beth
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