This is the forum thread for the plugin Course Format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
BOARD (Grids and Blocks) is a course format in grid for Moodle 2.8 or later with full flexibility between sections and columns. You can choose quantity and width of columns and quantity of sections in each column.
Here we can discuss suggestions, questions and usage methods.
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course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Number of replies: 11Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Thank you for such a wonderful contribution!
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
I am trying to use the BOARD format but the columns place themselves on top of each other and I want them one beside the other or three columns.
I have BCU theme but I already changed to clean and did not work either.
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
I am having the same issue. I'm using Moodle 3.1. I have tried with the Gourmet theme as well as the Eduhub theme, same result. Not sure if my settings are correct.
My intent is to have 2 sections, with 2 columns (groups?), side by side, set for 33% (or 50%, that didn't work so I tried 2 at 33%). See settings (first image) and resulting course view (second image). Am I setting this up correctly? Thanks!
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Don't make your group 1 'unlimited' (set it to 1) otherwise that will keep putting topics in the first column indefinitely.
'Groups' (that are not set 100% width) means that topics will stack vertically (and not bump into the next column) until the Number of Sections to group has been satisfied.
May not make a whole lot of sense but this method is a great time saver (compared to the last version of Board) when you want to rearrange or add in a section later on.
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Hi Rodrigo
Great format/plugin.
I have messaged you already about my issue with not being able to edit topic sections. I also mentioned that using restrict access on a topic didn't work (caused all the topic info to not appear).
It appears that on other topic formats you can set the 'Hidden Sections' but on your format this is not an option.
Anyway thanks again for your work.
S
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Hey, what does the "Color" setting do?
Color
Define a color in hexadecimal. Example: #fab747
If want use the default color leave empty.
I tried adding a color but I don't see what exactly it is supposed to change.
Thanks,
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Hello John, the Color settings define a new color to the hightlighted sections. By default is blue, like the clean theme.
I will make better the instruction about this setting.
Thanks,
I will make better the instruction about this setting.
Thanks,
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Great idea and I see a LOT of potential for using this layout.
The terminology of group widths and sections could do with some explaining I think but once you get your head round it it has great flexibility,
Thanks
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Hi Rodrigo
We are using your button format plugin it's awesome
We would like to have the same button section in the footer of the course.
Do you know anyone has already done that, or could you give us the right way to do it.
Thanks for your help
Bruno
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Hi,
I am encountering a weird issue : I am using the Board format for a course that has the following structure (1 section per group) :
| Group 1 (33%) |
Group 2 (33%) |
Group 3 (33%) |
|---|---|---|
| Groupe 4 (33%) |
Group 5 (33%) |
Group 6 (33%) |
| Group 7 (50%) |
Group 8 (50%) |
|
| Group 9 (50%) |
Group 10 (50%) |
It does render the way I want it to in the English version of the course page, however, when I switch to the French language, I see all the sections being tiled vertically (one after the other, as if all 10 groups were set to 100% width) and bullet points appear next to each section. So the very same page shows in 2 different manners depending on the interface language chosen by the user : any idea of what might be going wrong here ?
Here are 2 screenshots to help : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11JXIYUeVFsP1JYMAl1gCbx36ww72INZA?usp=sharing
Thanks for helping and congrats on a great job !
Best wishes for 2019 !
Yannick
Re: course_format: BOARD (Grid and Buttons)
Hi,
Finally solved this problem : I simply changed the { mlang } tags (Generico filter) to HTML using the < span > tag instead and it seems to have been the reason that had the whole page show stacked sections with bullet points...
Best,
Yannick