wsalesky/XTF-RAC — Issue #79: Hierarchy display
Author: RockefellerArchiveCenter
Created: 2012-01-18 21:11:10+00:00
State: open

From a tester

I would like to see a more distinct indication (within the Contents Listing on the left margin) that would make it very obvious where one is in a file. At the series level, plain (as opposed to underlined) text indicates one’s location – but it’s subtle and it could be more obvious. Also, it appears that when one clicks to a subseries, the hierarchical display in the margins immediately contracts, so one loses this additional guide. (If one clicks again, the margin displays the subseries and indicates one’s location with plain text; but it is not possible to move between the subseries, without again reverting to a series listing.) It would be good to have a more stable directional guide – or even (in an ideal world) to have the citation link provide one’s exact location within the collection. Cf. the GEB records, series 1, for examples of what I’m describing:

http://192.168.50.18:8080/xtf//////view?docId=ead/FA058/FA058.xml;chunk.id=ref16628;brand=default&doc.view=contents&menu=more

A few things that could help here:
-- The series should not collapse when expanded (I believe that's recorded in another issue)
-- The area is the hierarchy should be highlighted more - probably be made orange to indicate where someone is
-- Is there a way to include breadcrumbs as additional navigation?