Drag and drop interface for article organization
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Denis Omerovic
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Isaac Ponte
i was literally about to type this exact feature request and then saw this and upvoted. definitely a great improvement.
Denis Omerovic
Isaac Ponte: You can already do this.
Isaac Ponte
Denis Omerovic: i am using the latest version of chrome and i cannot do this. are you able to drag files between folders? or drag folders into each other?
Denis Omerovic
Isaac Ponte: There's a drag icon next to checkbox, you need to click on that icon and then you can drag article. You can't drag into folders, you can only rearrange them.
Cliff Hobbs
In the current implementation, it's a bit of a PITA that I can only drag to the top of the list that's currently on screen. When I get to the top it doesn't detect there's more articles above and keep auto scrolling to the top.
I have to drop at the top, scroll up, drag again and repeat until I get to the required location.
Sara Mosher
This is a fantastic idea.
Emil Hajric
Sara Mosher: Hey Sara. I certainly agree with you! Do you have any details you'd like to add?
Few questions for you, if you don't mind:
1) When would you use this feature?
2) How would you imagine accessing it? From the dashboard? A separate page?
3) Do you think it'd be good if it looked kind of like trello?
Curious to hear your thoughts!
Sara Mosher
Emil Hajric:
1) I would like to use this feature as long as it has the ability to show articles in multiple categories/topics. The drag and drop feature would need an efficient way to not “duplicate” or “also show in” as there are many articles that populate more than one subcategory.
2) I think a separate article organization page would really add to your product.
3) To my knowledge trello is a version of a Kanban board, but generally used for project management i.e., to do - in progress - complete categories. This style would work insomuch as the cards are fairly small and users can clearly see parent and child categories while they are organizing or reorganizing their content.
Emil Hajric
Sara Mosher Understood. Thanks!
Isaac Ponte
Emil Hajric: this could also be handled by triggering an action upon drop where the user is asked if they want to move the page or just link it. if the page is opened from either location than edits would be made to the same source file.
Emil Hajric
Really, really love this idea, Henry Cheang. When you create articles, do you leave them un-assigned (to a category/topic), and then assign them? I'm curious how you get to the point of having so many articles unassigned and then having to categorize them.
Henry Cheang
Emil Hajric: I create many articles within categories begin with. However, as our product evolves, and new functions/modules emerge, often times features or even whole modules become reorganized, and not necessarily in the same arrangement with one another. When that happens, I end up having to recategorize using the dropdown menu; it'd be preferable to be able to drag and drop (and rename as needed) graphically.
Emil Hajric
Henry Cheang: Gotcha. Do you imagine it to look kind of like Trello?
Henry Cheang
Emil Hajric: Effectively, yes, that kind of drag-and-drop across cards (except here, the cards would be categories or sub-categories). It'd be a lot faster and more intuitive than a menu-driven interface.