Student's Name

[john_williamson]

Before the interface changed (At the beginning of the school year) a student's name would appear at the top of the screen.  This was a nice easy way to identify a student if you were standing behind them in class.  Would it be possible to add their name under their profile picture?

[szabarovska]

 @kenneth_larsen ​

Is this still true:

If you want to add an additional logout link into the left navigation for the new UI you can use the following function in your global JavaScript file:

function addMenuItem (linkText, linkhref, icon) {
    'use strict';
    var iconHtml = '',
        itemHtml,
        linkId = linkText.split(' ').join('_');
    if (icon !== '') {
        iconHtml = '<i class=" + icon + "></i> ';
    }
    itemHtml = '<li class="ic-app-header__menu-list-item ">' +
        '  <a id="global_nav_' + linkId + '" href="' + linkhref + '" class="ic-app-header__menu-list-link">' +
        '       <div class="menu-item__text">' + iconHtml + linkText + '</div>' +
        '  </a>' +
        '</li>';
    $('#menu').append(itemHtml);
}

Then to add a logout link (or any other link) simply add:

addMenuItem('Logout', '/logout', 'icon-off');

The disclaimer I would add is that the left navigation is not designed to scroll. If you make it longer than a user's screen dimensions, then anything below that will not be visible.

***I'm not able to find the global JavaScript. Any help would be great.

[kenneth_larsen]

 @szabarovska ​,

Most of that entry is still true. The only change is that the left navigation was updated so that it will scroll if needed.

You upload a global JavaScript file in the Theme Editor for a Canvas account or sub-account. You can find out more by reading How do I upload custom JavaScript and CSS files to an account or sub-account?​. 

[szabarovska]

 @kenneth_larsen ​

I'm going to be honest, JavaScript is not my strongest language..I've tried several times and several ways to upload that script to the theme editor but it will not work. Any recommendations?

[kenneth_larsen]

A couple of questions:

1. Is this at the root account or a sub-account?
2. Do you have any JavaScript at the account level or is this the first?

[szabarovska]

Root account and we do have Java Script in the root account level.

Sent from my iPhone

[kenneth_larsen]

So, did you add the code above to that JavaScript file and it is not working?

[szabarovska]

Correct.

Sent from my iPhone

[kenneth_larsen]

Then most likely you have an error in the JavaScript that appears before that code so the code is not actually running. If you want to send me a copy of your JavaScript file, I can take a look and see if I can figure out what is wrong.

[szabarovska]

That sounds good the only thing is I’m not sure how to send it privately?

[kona]

You should be able to go to Kenneth's profile page in the Community (found here -->  @kenneth_larsen ) and then if you don't see the "Message" option, you might need to "Follow" him first (see buttons boxed in red below).

[szabarovska]

Thank you!

[szabarovska]

I'm following him but I do not see the Message option.

[kona]

Ok, next option, in this forum mouse over  @kenneth_larsen ​'s name somewhere where it's highlighted or on one of his posts. You should then get a pop-up box and the Message option.

[John_Lowe]

You can only message someone who you follow AND who follows you.  So unless Kenneth follows you, you won't be able to message him.

[szabarovska]

Thank you.

[John_Lowe]

 @szabarovska ​, this is how they keep people like me from messaging hundreds of people trying to beg them to vote for this Feature Idea -- .  (btw, please vote for this feature idea) 

[szabarovska]

I completely understand.

[szabarovska]

 @kenneth_larsen ​

Thank you so much for all your help!! It worked

[erinhmcmillan]

Just for information's sake, if a student creates a nickname for a course, you can view the actual name of the course in the course card by hovering over the nickname. Additionally, the course code also displays and cannot be changed.

Thanks,

Erin

[mcsmith]

We are looking into what it would take to get this done. It has been added to the list for our UI team to research. Disclaimer: just because it has been added to our list doesnt necessarily mean it will be worked on. What it means is that our team will look at it in greater details from the engineering stand point. Depending on what they find, we will make a decision. Stay tuned for further updates.