[JIRA] (JENKINS-12868) Improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center

Fred G created JENKINS-12868:
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             Summary: Improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center
                 Key: JENKINS-12868
                 URL: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-12868
             Project: Jenkins
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: core
            Reporter: Fred G
            Priority: Minor


In the UI Enhancement thread on the dev mailing list Brian J suggested "links to jump to a certain category" to improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center ([Source|https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/jenkinsci-users/mz0rJNTzqms/sCAqpDbNBlgJ])

Other suggested options were
* "search mechanism" (which could be implemented nevertheless)
* "a second set of tabs by category"

The attached screenshot shows a table of contents for all categories of the "Available Plugins" tab in the sidepanel.

Before opening a pull request I'd like to know
* is the sidepanel the right place for the TOC?
* should it be always visible while scrolling?



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Fred G updated JENKINS-12868:
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    Attachment: Jenkins_categoriesTOC.png
   

> Improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center
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>
>                 Key: JENKINS-12868
>                 URL: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-12868
>             Project: Jenkins
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: core
>            Reporter: Fred G
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: gui
>         Attachments: Jenkins_categoriesTOC.png
>
>
> In the UI Enhancement thread on the dev mailing list Brian J suggested "links to jump to a certain category" to improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center ([Source|https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/jenkinsci-users/mz0rJNTzqms/sCAqpDbNBlgJ])
> Other suggested options were
> * "search mechanism" (which could be implemented nevertheless)
> * "a second set of tabs by category"
> The attached screenshot shows a table of contents for all categories of the "Available Plugins" tab in the sidepanel.
> Before opening a pull request I'd like to know
> * is the sidepanel the right place for the TOC?
> * should it be always visible while scrolling?

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domi commented on JENKINS-12868:
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I really like it, it's a nice way to find around!
I think the section headers in the full list could be made more prominent (div color?).
But I don't think it must be visible while scrolling...
               

> Improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JENKINS-12868
>                 URL: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-12868
>             Project: Jenkins
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: core
>            Reporter: Fred G
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: gui
>         Attachments: Jenkins_categoriesTOC.png
>
>
> In the UI Enhancement thread on the dev mailing list Brian J suggested "links to jump to a certain category" to improve navigation on the "Available Plugins" tab of the update center ([Source|https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/jenkinsci-users/mz0rJNTzqms/sCAqpDbNBlgJ])
> Other suggested options were
> * "search mechanism" (which could be implemented nevertheless)
> * "a second set of tabs by category"
> The attached screenshot shows a table of contents for all categories of the "Available Plugins" tab in the sidepanel.
> Before opening a pull request I'd like to know
> * is the sidepanel the right place for the TOC?
> * should it be always visible while scrolling?

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