Make CSV download and printable format limited to 50 results.

[DeniseColbert]

Decision: change text on button and add a sentence to the printable page:

To print these results, or download as PDF, right-click and select "Print..." or CTRL+P (browser-dependent)

[Captainkirkdawson]

There needs to be more thought on this. The abilities are totally browser dependant While right click p or ctrl, shift p may well enable printing for most browsers, the ability to reformat as PDF or to save as nicely formatted text is rare. The right click save will save as an html file on your computer, it can only be viewed in a browser. So the suggestion on download is quite misleading which is why we provide the download as csv sometimes

[PatReynolds]

See also #422

[DeniseColbert]

I think it's pretty universal now that browser Print... function allows PDF download:

Perhaps this needs testing on various browsers? I tested Chrome, Edge and Firefox. The former two browsers offer the Print function on right-click, the latter via the browser hamburger menu.

We would need to update the Help, perhaps with some general guidance.

[DeniseColbert]

@Vino-S to test on Safari, @PatReynolds to test on DuckDuckGo and Komodo

[Vino-S]

Ready for testing in test3

[DeniseColbert]

Thanks Vino :)

You can print these results or download to PDF using your right-click or browser menu.

Could this be added to the Results page, perhaps where indicated below?

[AlOneill]

@DeniseColbert how does a keyboard-only user right-click? And what is meant by "browser menu"?

[AlOneill]

@DeniseColbert I've done some reading and testing and can say that, to cut a long story short, right-clicking by keyboard alone on a Mac is impractical. I cannot test on Windows.

Who wants their results saved as a PDF file? I did manage to save the page using the keyboard only, as text without the HTML, but it was a right palaver and the file would need a lot of editing to be useful to a researcher.

I agree with @Captainkirkdawson that a button to download a CSV file would be so much more convenient.

@Vino-S in the listing, there is a space missing between the District name and the opening bracket.

[DeniseColbert]

Thanks, @AlOneill. We already have the Download CSV option, so perhaps that's enough and we can remove this altogether? Although I think it's fair to say that lots of our users won't have a clue what CSV is...

I find saving PDFs a Good Thing in my research. It helps me to keep digital records without printing pages of info, but allows me to do so if I want to.

[AlOneill]

@DeniseColbert Oops, missed that! Mea culpa.

However, there is an issue. I can open the "Tools" drop-down with "Space", but I cannot select any of the options — I would expect to use the arrow keys to move between the choices.

[AlOneill]

@DeniseColbert Trying again, I find that "Tab" and shift-tab takes one through the choices. This is not the expected behaviour and will need explaining for our users.

[AlOneill]

@Vino-S @DeniseColbert The WebAim site has a listing of expected keyboard-only navigation: https://webaim.org/techniques/keyboard/#testing

[richpomfret]

Update - @Vino-S currently looking to see if this is possible.

[Vino-S]

Ready for testing in test3

[PatReynolds]

@DeniseColbert

[DeniseColbert]

I can't see changes in Test 3

It's still 'Printable Format' in the Tools menu:

And there's nothing about Printing on the resulting page:

[richpomfret]

@Vino-S can you check this again? Denise could not find the updates you mentioned.

[PatReynolds]

Leave as 'printable format' but have a question in initial testing.

Consistency with FreeCEN/FreeREG needed.

[DeniseColbert]

Leave as printable format for now but add text to printable page.

[DeniseColbert]

https://github.com/FreeUKGen/FreeBMD2/issues/423#issuecomment-1020337555

This does need adding to REG and CEN also

[DeniseColbert]

Decision: add another option to dropdown: Download as PDF

[KristinaGadzhieva]

Amir, please have a look at Tools menu

[richardofsussex]

I've restored the list of results in the Print friendly version (required an explicit @timeout = false in the controller), amended the wording as requested and tweaked the format of the listing:

[richardofsussex]

Note that the request to change the menu item to "Download/print" has been cancelled (twice) in the comments above. That's why it hasn't changed!

[richardofsussex]

Set a limit of 50 for both printable format and CSV download.

[Vino-S]

Ready for testing in test3

[KristinaGadzhieva]

Doesn't work in printable format. @Vino-S please have a look

[KristinaGadzhieva]

when the number of results is more than 50, the print button can be hiden

[DeniseColbert]

Use of Print dialogue box means that the browser will print everything on screen, so Vino has removed the Print/Download buttons from search results pages with more than 50 records.

@Vino-S to explore how we can tell people that we allow a max of 50 records to be downloaded

[KristinaGadzhieva]

To check on Beta.

[richardofsussex]

I had a note to check the GEDCOM download. I find that it works as per the spec - if 100 records at a time are displayed, it will only download the first 50. However I don't see any text or message advising me that I haven't got all 100 records in my download.

[richardofsussex]

@Vino-S please implement this