Proposed New Features (2.5)

New Features for Consideration for 2.5

• Dojo/Dijit widget for dropdowns (for post-2.4 branch)
  • SAK-10924 - Getting issue details... STATUS
• Pop-up descriptions from IU
  • SAK-10581 - Getting issue details... STATUS
• Dropbox notifications
  • SAK-10925 - Getting issue details... STATUS
  • students will see an option (similar to mail tool) allowing them to pick an instructor / instructors to receive an automatic mail
  • selecting the 'email instructor' checkbox will reveal the box which allows them to pick who gets the email - for clarity / consistency, they can't change the text of that mail at the moment
  • instructors see a box they can check that will send a mail to the student who owns the drop box

• Dropbox discrete interface changes
  • Drop Box
  • Include WebDav link for students and instructors
  • Remove the 'access' column from the 'home view'
  • Include 'Show All Sites' link for students and instructors
  • Remove the 'location' bar from 'student folder' view ?
• Dropbox larger interface changes - to change all at once
  • students should not see the 'access' option (i.e. the choice between 'public' and 'site members') - SAK-10110 - Getting issue details... STATUS
  • students should not see the standard email notification option - SAK-10108 - Getting issue details... STATUS
  • students should not see the 'availability' options (i.e. the time settings) - SAK-10107 - Getting issue details... STATUS
  • students should not see copyright options
  • instructor sees timed release option, but not the 'access' settings (to make it public)
  • instructor does not see copyright options

How the registry works

• Providing a way for resource-type registrations to customize the "access" action SAK-10773 - Getting issue details... STATUS
• Customizing "size" in UI to be more appropriate to different types of resources SAK-10774 - Getting issue details... STATUS
• Creating a basic upload action to enable customizable upload of special types of resources SAK-10775 - Getting issue details... STATUS
• Providing a way for helpers to manage creation of resources entirely SAK-10777 - Getting issue details... STATUS