media-manager-improvement
media-manager-improvement copied to clipboard
joomla-projects
Clickable option to open folder from grid
Currently folders are opened with a double click. I'd suggest a single click option. Possibly an open folder icon similar to the delete/download/edit icons on image items
I guess a single click would be enough, never saw an open icon in an app. But perhaps I'm wrong.
But most people are comfortable with double click. We can add this to preferences so user can try any method, for example even in google drive double click is used to open a folder
Single click currently brings up the item info which is why I suggested the icon. Whatever you choose I would suggest having the same for both files and folders to bring up the item info.
Double click could still open the folder. I just think a second one click option is needed as not everyone would think of double clicking within a browser window.
In drive the single click opens the info panel, I think this would not be bad to do it the same in mm. Guess everybody is used to double click on a folder to go into that folder.
Guess everybody is used to double click on a folder to go into that folder.
True for outside of the browser but I personally wouldn't agree for inside the browser. Considering you need JS for any double click events indicates it is not 'normal' behavior for inside the browser IMO.
What you suggest is how it is currently so this can be closed.
Yes sorry was confused. True you suggested something else. I would like to keep it open, perhaps we get more opinions.
I think users get used to dblclick in media manager pretty quick. We need the single click for selection, so i prefer
- folder
- single click: select
- dbl click: open
- file
- single click: select
- dbl click: preview
This is UX. We should add this issue to the document dawn created some weeks ago.
Personally double click is completely non-intuitive for anything browser based
I want to raise this again. Double click is not a pattern used on the web for anything anywhere so it is counter intuitive to use it here.
I know I raised it before but I cant find it and it makes sense to add it here as well. The way you select multiple items is also not standard. I would expect to multiple items to be able to click on the first image and then shift click on the last image to select them all and to be able to ctrl click to deselect one of those images etc
And of course you must be able to do this in an accessible way as well using the expected methods
@brianteeman To split click and double click you need two clickable areas. I find it ok as is for images. If you hover the image and 1. click on the dropdown to open it. 2. click on the first icon opens the modal. My proposal would be to add this icon to the folder dropdown with the action open/view this folder. In the list view the lines could be split up. 1. Click on icon to select 2. click on the rest opens the image modal/the folder. I'll add some proposal issues e.g. add the dropdown to the listview.
The way you select multiple items is also not standard.
The Media Manager should follow the Joomla core handling.
