Currently, periodic reminders are presented to the users for creating backups etc. by displaying an overlay message window in the communicator at startup. This is quite annoying to users which probably results in ignoring these messages.
(e.g. still many users don't create backups, which can result in loosing important work.)
We though of better ways / locations / timing to present such notifications.
Ideas by ARASAAC:
Regarding the reminder messages to make backups, it's clear they should only appear on the Manage Boards, Users, or Settings page, and preferably on Manage Boards, which is where it makes the most sense since that's where you edit and create boards and cells. The idea is to find some logic in the code that allows you to know when more or less significant changes have been made and then display the reminder. This can be combined with the current time setting so that the reminder still appears even if there are no changes. Instead of a pop-up window, we could also consider something similar to what WordPress does when you enter the admin area: notifications appear at the top of the admin page in a bright color, which you read and close if you don't want to see them.
maybe related to #463
Currently, periodic reminders are presented to the users for creating backups etc. by displaying an overlay message window in the communicator at startup. This is quite annoying to users which probably results in ignoring these messages.
(e.g. still many users don't create backups, which can result in loosing important work.)
We though of better ways / locations / timing to present such notifications.
Ideas by ARASAAC:
Regarding the reminder messages to make backups, it's clear they should only appear on the Manage Boards, Users, or Settings page, and preferably on Manage Boards, which is where it makes the most sense since that's where you edit and create boards and cells. The idea is to find some logic in the code that allows you to know when more or less significant changes have been made and then display the reminder. This can be combined with the current time setting so that the reminder still appears even if there are no changes. Instead of a pop-up window, we could also consider something similar to what WordPress does when you enter the admin area: notifications appear at the top of the admin page in a bright color, which you read and close if you don't want to see them.
maybe related to #463