[ckan-dev] Non-local resources should not have Download links

Thu May 31 12:48:19 UTC 2012

... which I have now ticketed here:

http://trac.ckan.org/ticket/2483

Mark

On 31 May 2012 13:21, Mark Wainwright <mark.wainwright at okfn.org> wrote:
> Someone contacted us using the form on ckan.org because of a broken
> link on thedatahub.org - specifically the 'Download' button at
>
> http://thedatahub.org/dataset/dnb-gemeinsame-normdatei/resource/d6216bd7-386a-443c-a826-d518b16df6e3
>
> Of course, it's not up to us to fix broken links in people's datasets.
> However, I do think this points up a flaw in the UI. A 'Download'
> button should only be for resources stored locally. Having a
> 'Download' button that just means 'follow this link' is just asking
> for trouble (and could mislead users as to what's going on).
>
> This is related to another small UI issue: I think the URL of a
> resource should be much more prominent, not buried in the 'Additional
> Information' table.
>
> Suggested fix:
>
> - Put the URL prominently at the top of the resource page (above the preview)
> - Disable the Download button unless the resource is stored locally.
>
> By the way the same user had tried e-mailing the maintainer - which
> may well mean someone at the publishing organisation who had never
> heard of CKAN. This is more support for the idea of separating these
> roles as in another thread. But it also raises the idea in my mind of
> adding the ability to send messages to other user accounts.
>
> Mark
>
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> Mark Wainwright, CKAN Community Co-ordinator
> Open Knowledge Foundation http://okfn.org/
> CKAN on Twitter: @CKANproject

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Mark Wainwright, CKAN Community Co-ordinator
Open Knowledge Foundation http://okfn.org/
CKAN on Twitter: @CKANproject