New UI: Move the Help button up in the Navigation

[snugent]

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In the new UI the help button displays at the very bottom of the global navigation. I asked people what they thought about this in the User Group: New UI group. Everyone who posted agreed. In beta it is covered up by the pink beta banner so you can't even see it. I think most people will not see it. I would prefer it was right next to the account button (see yellow outline below). Also it seems weird to me to have the admin button in the middle of the other options.

[jordan]

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[Stef_retired]

I would like to see the Help button displayed more prominently in the new UI, and am looking forward to voting in favor of this feature idea.

[jordan]

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[leward]

Agreed.  Help should be much more prominant.

[BethCrook]

98% of our users are on 13" MacBook Air/Pros and don't even realize the Help button exists.  So simply moving it up is helpful.

[Cindy_Masek]

I had difficulty seeing it on the smaller screens that are common around here.  I don't think students will find it when so many use smaller screens also.

[jsmith]

Yes, please move the Help button up so it is easier to find. 

I also agree that it is weird to have the Admin button in the middle of the others.  I would prefer it to be at the top.

[BKINNEY]

The problem is that even when you move the button up, it can still get cut off, and scrolling the page doesn't help. We need a reliable way for all users to be able to access ALL the global nav buttons. I'm not sure how to do it, but something needs to be done to keep all options available.

[700958421]

Agreed. I like the idea of a floating left navigation that is always available, but this is a clear drawback from this method. The current interface's navigation is anchored with the content, so you need to scroll back up to the top of the screen to access it, which is ok.

What about if the navigation was fixed but also included a Back to top button when the navigation is not visible anymore?

[BKINNEY]

Another option would be to let the buttons be squashed vertically until they all fit. Most of the time, they would be seen in their full glory, but they could compress as needed, or perhaps transform into lines of hypertext when the space is inadequate. I realize that square buttons work better on a touch device, but anything is better than no access to a button at all.

I'd also like to suggest that you make that beta/test warning div go away when I mouse over it. That thing gets in the way of much more than just the help link. I always end up having to open up my browser console and set the css to display:none. I shouldn't have to do that to get my testing done. It makes me want to test in production, which kind of defeats the purpose of having a test instance.