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neuland-ingolstadt / neuland.app

A free & open source, web-based replacement for the official app of the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt built with React and Next.js.
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Redundancy and clutter of map search options #235

Closed Robert27 closed 10 months ago

Robert27 commented 1 year ago
Currently, we offer three different room searches in addition to the normal search. Some of them are available as a link above the map, others in the DropDown menu. The suggestions are even present twice... link drop down
hourly plan no yes
period search yes no
suggestions yes yes

We should display only one link between the search bar and the map. Hiding all options in the dropdown would make the functions too unattractive though.

We could display a link called "advanced search", where you can choose between the three search options (suggested by @alexhorn )

BuildmodeOne commented 1 year ago

Really good point. In my opinion the links and the kebab menu in general on the main room page should be revised.

We should discuss that with the UXD Team.

BuildmodeOne commented 1 year ago

We could display a link called "advanced search", where you can choose between the three search options (suggested by @alexhorn )

Showing suggestions in "advanced search" is not really intuitive in my opinion

alexhorn commented 1 year ago

As a temporary solution I moved both links into a single line in 1503627f434d571f20c2ce085706df5632883eea.

BuildmodeOne commented 1 year ago

One idea would be to make the 'index' to the room page configurable. This means that the user can choose between the map, search and suggestion as the default page when pressing on the Rooms Tab.

This does obviously not solve the general problem but simplifies the navigation and enhances the user experience.

M4GNV5 commented 1 year ago

Have we considered adding room suggestions to the map using a forth color and maybe allow to somehow focus/autozoom/autohighlight the best suggestion?

in the end there are 2 use cases for /rooms:

Maybe another alternative would be to add a simple "do you want a free room" vs "are you looking for a specific room" landing page when clicking on "rooms" before showing the actual map?

FabianSimonGross commented 1 year ago

Just realized this issue is linked with #209. So we should also think about how to implement Neuburg in this particular redesign.

Robert27 commented 10 months ago

current implementation should be fine