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Breadcrumb concept
#REDIRECT [[Interface Concept: Breadcrumbs]]
 
Definition
A breadcrumb should provide a trail for useres navigatin within a page structure. Especially to return to pages where they have been before. Users sometimes do not have in mind how to navigate to a certain page via the application menu. For applications - where items can be changed - there is no way back in time. Once an item has been changed it would not make sense to return to a previous view. If so, the user needs to know the difference between 'back' and 'undo'.
 
PubMan should provide a breadcrumb only for item lists, view item version, item details.
 
Why a breadcrumb makes no sense for the following functionality:
 
All other pages are either confusing or inconsistent, because:
 
'''Simple Search'''
*Anyway provided persistently inside header
*Not clear where breadcrumb leads to (revise search via advanced search?)
 
'''Advanced Search'''
*Anyway provided persistently inside header
 
'''Organisation Search'''
*Anyway provided persistently inside header
 
'''Export'''
*Will mostly appar at the end of the breadcrumb
*Autoamtically available after any search
 
 
'''Item Details (Revisions, Attachements, ...)'''
*Will mostly appar at the end of the breadcrumb
 
'''Submission(methods)'''
*Inconsistent because item changed in status
 
'''Actions'''
*Will be a mixture of structural breadcrumb and action history
*As actions lead to modifications the breadcrumb is rather a undo history (not possible!!)
 
Public:
Click Level | Breadcrumb
0 | Lists: 0 List Items
1-2 | Lists: Searchresult (10)
3 | Lists: Searchresult (10) > View Item (x)
4 | Lists: Searchresult (10) > View Item (x) > Revision (x)
 
Logged in:
Click Level | Breadcrumb
0 | Lists: Submitted (5)
3 | Lists: Submitted (5) > View Item (x)
4 | Lists: Submitted (5) > View Item (x) > Item Log
 
Logged in and continue searching :
2 | Submitted (5) > View Item (x) > Item Log >

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