J4 Issue ?
avatar PhilETaylor
PhilETaylor
19 Aug 2018

Steps to reproduce the issue

ok I dont have a 1000 extensions installed, but I have faked having a handful installed (All called "Akeeba Backup" for this test.

The same issue we had in Mambo 4.5 onwards, users will install millions of extensions and then the extensions list causes issues in the menu structure that is nicely designed to handle a "few" but not to handle real world cases where "users" "use" the system with their Trillion Extensions all installed.

This leads to users being able to access my extension which is called ZzzImSleeping which is off the page, and inaccessible at the bottom of a menu

Expected result

A user experience that allows all billion installed extensions to show in the administrator menu in a pretty and useable way

In Joomla 3.5 there was a scroller, not pretty, but effective.

Actual result

Currently, when you scroll down on a 27" monitor you get a load of whitespace, and white on white menu text leads to "invisible" menu items.

Grab some popcorn and watch this movie in HD http://screenshot.myjoom.la/0K2G3l1P2K1W or the following low-res gif (cause github doesnt allow HD Movies!)

screen-recording-2018-08-19-at-10 25-pm

System information (as much as possible)

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avatar PhilETaylor PhilETaylor - open - 19 Aug 2018
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - change - 19 Aug 2018
Labels Added: ?
avatar joomla-cms-bot joomla-cms-bot - labeled - 19 Aug 2018
avatar franz-wohlkoenig franz-wohlkoenig - change - 20 Aug 2018
Status New Discussion
avatar franz-wohlkoenig franz-wohlkoenig - change - 20 Aug 2018
Category Templates (admin) UI/UX
avatar brianteeman brianteeman - change - 20 Aug 2018
Labels Added: J4 Issue
avatar brianteeman brianteeman - labeled - 20 Aug 2018
avatar coolcat-creations
coolcat-creations - comment - 22 Aug 2018

As the menu will be completely changed anyway, maybe this issue needs to be closed. Sorry for the time and thank you for your testing!

avatar PhilETaylor
PhilETaylor - comment - 22 Aug 2018

Why is the menu being completely changed again? I thought this was the new admin template already ?

avatar coolcat-creations
coolcat-creations - comment - 22 Aug 2018

Because of accessibility issues that can't be solved with the current design.

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 22 Aug 2018

they can be solved - its fud that it cannot

avatar PhilETaylor
PhilETaylor - comment - 22 Aug 2018

Well the issue of 1000 extensions installed has been missed this time, and before, so lets hope that this issue is not ignored next time...

avatar coolcat-creations
coolcat-creations - comment - 22 Aug 2018

@brianteeman ok, then explain to me how to solve hover and click on the main items. Hover for submenu and click for the dashboard landingpages in an accessible way.

However - the new designed Menu is in progress already and hopefully soon merged.

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 22 Aug 2018

anything is possible but you chose not to ask for help

avatar franz-wohlkoenig
franz-wohlkoenig - comment - 22 Aug 2018

hopefully soon merged

+1

avatar coolcat-creations
coolcat-creations - comment - 22 Aug 2018

@brianteeman We discussed that in the team you left and found a solution which will make everyone happy, including a11y.

avatar brianteeman
brianteeman - comment - 22 Aug 2018

i was never in a team - just a skype chat that after 2 months of silence I left with a note saying let me know when you reactivate

avatar coolcat-creations
coolcat-creations - comment - 4 Sep 2018
avatar PhilETaylor PhilETaylor - change - 10 Feb 2019
Status Discussion Closed
Closed_Date 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2019-02-10 21:34:20
Closed_By PhilETaylor
avatar PhilETaylor PhilETaylor - close - 10 Feb 2019

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