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Tool and dataset information disappears when moving pointer outside of the (more) hypertext links
When viewing the tool and dataset listing page at https://portal.cbrain.mcgill.ca/available/ additional details for each tool or dataset are viewable but only when the pointer is directly over the (more) hypertext link. As soon as the pointer is moved outside of the range of screen covered by (more) then the information disappears. This in turn makes it difficult for the user to see the information as a persistent source when they are looking to move back and forth between browser windows, for example.
It would be helpful if the information box displayed would be persistent such that it remains visible even when the the pointer position is changed, either within the same browser window as the listing, or to another browser window, until it is explicitly closed by the user.
The behaviour as seen when clicking on the "Help" button when Launching a task is more akin to a desired behaviour in that it persists until the user closes that particular information box.
Bryan.
Yes, these overlay panels are very old and annoying to no end. I created them. They were supposed to be used only for short quick tiny bits of informations (e.g. when hovering over a username, get their city and last login).
For the available page, we need a better more persistent box. I think we have something like that in CBRAIN where a separate panel opens, but I don't know the name of the helper that does that.
- the parameter help on the task edit page, opens a full-window large 'modal' box, is it this panel? Its helper is either
overlay_content_linkoroverlay_ajax_link - alternatively we can just expand cell on click, like it is done in the message list
- pretty often click shows more cell, rows (e.g. when browsing nested folders in file collection show page) there is a whole bunch of assorted helpers for that
