Auto-open Dropdown
Detailed Description
<Please consider adding a parameter to the Paragraph Style Dropdown option called something like “Auto open”, with a behavior that is usually identical to “Start closed”, but when it is the target of a hypertext link it opens up>
Use Cases
<Currently, when a hypertext link to a collapsed dropdown style paragraph in the middle of a list of dropdown paragraphs, the user sees the list but there is not indication which item in the list is the linked one. If this feature is implemented, the user would see a list of collapsed paragraphs with the relevant paragraph open. >
| BenAllums | Good idea. Though we should actually just have the drop-downs auto open whenever we detect this situation. |
2011-01-18 10:54:15 | ||
| DwightNeedels | Another example where collapsed drop-down paragraphs should auto open is when their heading is clicked in the TOC. This is probably the most-often mentioned defect reported by my content reviewers. |
2011-05-24 14:08:08 | ||
| LiefErickson | I actually have stopped using drop downs for this very reason. My users were complaining that links weren't working (the destination was hidden behind a drop down). The links were working, but without an "Auto open"-like feature it seems like they don't work. |
2012-11-15 23:35:29 | ||