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sr #110630: Need to click on "Post a Comment" twice before input box is shown

Submitter:  Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>
Submitted:  Mon 04 Apr 2022 10:06:54 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Savannah trackers - bugs, tasks, etc. Priority:  5 - Normal
Severity:  3 - Normal Status:  Done
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  ineiev
Operating System:  None Open/Closed:  Closed
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Tue 05 Apr 2022 11:43:43 AM UTC, comment #6: 

comment #5:

> (There's not much indication that it will. Changing the pointer to the hand symbol that is often used when hovering a link might be helpful...)


Done, thank you (the users may need to reload browser's cache).

Ineiev <ineiev>
Site Administrator
Tue 05 Apr 2022 07:57:36 AM UTC, comment #5: 

Thanks.

I wasn't aware that hiding the input box was an active decision. I thought it might have been a regression from some other change.

I'm not sure though if it was a good decision from a usability point of view. But it's fine with me either way. I can live with the additional mouse click and hope that users will realize that clicking on that title will do something. (There's not much indication that it will. Changing the pointer to the hand symbol that is often used when hovering a link might be helpful...)

Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>
Mon 04 Apr 2022 05:43:30 PM UTC, comment #4: 

comment #2:

> Thank you for the quick reaction.
>
> This still doesn't look correct to me.
> Now, one single click is sufficient to show the input box. But earlier (some weeks ago), the input box was shown immediately - which was more convenient imho.


I have no strong opinion on this (I rarely enable JavaScript in my browsers), but comments in the source code say,


# For now hidden by default, assuming that people first read comments,
# then post comment.
# The bad side is the fact that they are forced to click at least one.
# The good thing is they do not have to scroll when starting.
# There is one more click but people feel more in control (well, at least
# the one that were vocal about Savane UI design).


> Additionally, the text in the "title bars" is very small now.


Fixed.

comment #3:

> Additionally, when clicking the "Quote" button, the page reloads with no indication that the comment was actually quoted in the now hidden input box.


Fixed.

Ineiev <ineiev>
Site Administrator
Mon 04 Apr 2022 02:02:56 PM UTC, comment #3: 

Additionally, when clicking the "Quote" button, the page reloads with no indication that the comment was actually quoted in the now hidden input box.

Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>
Mon 04 Apr 2022 01:56:55 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Thank you for the quick reaction.

This still doesn't look correct to me.
Now, one single click is sufficient to show the input box. But earlier (some weeks ago), the input box was shown immediately - which was more convenient imho.

Additionally, the text in the "title bars" is very small now. See attached screenshot.


Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>
Mon 04 Apr 2022 12:22:33 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Thank you, fixed.

Ineiev <ineiev>
Site Administrator
Mon 04 Apr 2022 10:06:54 AM UTC, original submission:  

When browsing bugs or patches on savannah, no input box is shown for comments when first opening a report.
Instead, a title bar with "Post a Comment" is displayed immediately followed by a title bar with "Discussion".
A small "(-)" is shown next to "Post a Comment". When I click once on "Post a Comment", that small "(-)" changes to a small "(+)". But the input box is still not displayed.
When I click on "Post a Comment" again, it changes back to "(-)" and the input box is shown.

That is pretty confusing for new users. And I seem to recall that that input box was shown immediately some time ago.

Example:
https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?10193

Tested with Google Chrome on Android and MS Edge on Windows.

Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>

 

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