Course formats: Collapsed Topics
Gareth J BarnardAn interchangeable topic or week (day for 2.3.1+) based format that solves the issue of the 'Scroll of Death' when a course has many topics / weeks. All sections except zero have a toggle that displays that section. One or more sections can be displayed at any given time. Toggles are persistent on a per browser session per course basis but can be made to persist longer by a small code change. Full installation instructions, code adapt-ions and credits are included in the 'Readme.md' file.
If you have a course with more than fifty two sections then currently the toggle persistence will not work for the fifty third section and above. Then you need to upgrade to the Moodle 2.5 version+.
REPORTING ISSUES: When reporting issues you MUST clearly state the full version and release of both Moodle and the Collapsed Topics format as contained within their 'version.php' files - if not it takes me longer to figure out, often resulting in me asking for the details anyway and slowing the process of solving your problem down. It really helps to read the 'Reporting Issues' section in the 'readme' file and upload and describe in detail the issue you are having on the 'Course formats' forum.
NEW: 'The Complete Guide to Collapsed Topics' (and 'Blurb') book is now available, covering: installation, upgrade, uninstallation, course and global features, resetting, capabilities, language strings, overriding icons / styles in a theme and adding a new icon set.
NOTE: The latest version incorporates functionality to support new UK / EU Cookie Law which is implemented as a user acceptance in the 1.9 version and no 'cookie' is used at all in 2.x versions.
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Privacy API support starts with V3.3.1.2 for M3.3 and V3.4.0.2 for M3.4 where the API has been implemented in the minor release of Moodle.
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We have recently upgraded our site to Moodle 3.4 and we are using Collapsed Topics 3.3.1.1
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In our courses we use several module restrictions, and for the first time, I see the restrictions as part of the collapsed topic bar (below module's dates).
Is this how it supposed to be?
Best,
Anna
Ok...
1. Why are you using the Moodle 3.3 version on Moodle 3.4?
2. I cannot visualise what you are saying, please post screen shots on https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=47 or the GitHub account.
Kind regards,
Gareth
Change the course setting 'Elements' to 'No additions'.
Kind regards,
Gareth
Technical support reported that 3.4 version is not showing as an available update, thus we were bit reluctant. Will upgrade asap.
Uninstall and reinstall again.
G
I can replicate but don't have a solution to solve the problem. Any ideas?
G
I'm using plugin version 3.4 (Build: 2017110300) with Moodle 3.4.2 (Build: 20180319). I am using the Moove theme.
Any help appreciated.
The Moove theme is contributed and uses the Bootstrap V4 system. Willian (https://moodle.org/plugins/theme_moove) needs to override CT's renderer and set 'bsnewgrid' to true -> https://github.com/gjb2048/moodle-format_topcoll/blob/master/renderer.php#L56-L83 or override these methods: https://github.com/gjb2048/moodle-format_topcoll/blob/master/renderer.php#L1117-L1137 as appropriate.
Gareth
I was asked in my university to add simple section collapsing to main core course formats (topics and weeks) without all the layout options that you provide in your great plugin. They don't want all the layout options to keep consistency among course in our moodle instance. Consequently, I cloned the core topics format for a start and added collapsing behaviour using bootstrap built in mechanism. Other institutions in my country are interested by this feature, thus I'd like to submit it to the Moodle plugins repository.
Before doing that I wanted to ask if it is ok for you since the basic functionality is the same as in your plugin. If it's ok for you I'll of cours add your name to the credits.
Regards
Jean-Roch
Thank you for letting me know and for the offer of a credit. To be fair the idea of the toggles partially came from ".Net Magazine Issue 186 - Article on Collapsed Tables by Craig Grannell" and other places, see the 'References' section in the format's Readme.md file. I don't think I should be credited in code, a reference like I've done is just fine. Please do make a note here with the Moodle.org plugins URL when it's published.
Kind regards,
Gareth