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

[Irina Bolychevsky]

When the QA extension is enabled, we know whether the resource is an
actual data file or some other unrecognisable link. For the latter, we
can change the download button to something like 'view source'

How does that sound?

On 31 May 2012 13:48, Mark Wainwright <mark.wainwright at okfn.org> wrote:
> ... 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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