Valery. Thanks for all the info! I would have to let you know, the intermediate solution I am willing to integrate for you would be a simple "back" button. I can't make a custom breadcrumbs javascript without planning properly and adding proper settings, because this is a module that needs very detailed planning in terms of design.
This is basically BREADCRUMBS. I will look into this for a future X3 release, but it's not a small task because of the design. For example, breadcrumbs on mobile ... They will wrap onto multiple lines, and could take too much of the screen. Your above examples simply show how universal breadcrumbs normally work. Also, we need to find appropriate locations to place breadcrumbs (on all screen sizes, across all X3 layouts) so that they don't interfere much with content browsing (which needs to be the focus).
Also, my question wasn't specifically how you wanted them to work, but WHERE you wanted the back links I proposed. I need to attach them somewhere, based on some pattern.
AYAPOV wrote:Yes, the photo gallery project is amazing and far beyond expectations.
Navigation is good news definitely!
What i personaly miss while filling my own gallery - is luck of those complex Gallery in Gallery in Gallery menu breadcrumbs.
Probably I am asking too much - but to involve professional corporate customers I need more structured menue tools.
Published nearly 10% of my portfolio by the day and stuck with customers who complain that menu is not convinient.
So my goal is to make my photography customers happy - they accept clean look and adoptable design, which is Very strong side of PG engine.
You are right, there is always room for improvement. Especially for professional photography market - which is very demanding dese days. So thats why those wix, etc driven cms are not acceptable for high end market.
Yes, there is room for improvement. Although, as a gallery developer for 15 years, I don't see it as critical as you make it out to be. There is already a BACK button in all browsers, also on mobile ... This is by far the most effective way to navigate BACK in ALL devices (desktop and mobile). Furthermore, the mobile menu button in X3 is large and in fixed position, easy to access at all times, and displays a swift expandable menu. Although one can compliment with more options, for example breadcrumbs, there is no "magic" that will make this much easier on mobile. To the people who have been reporting to you, do you/they have any actual "website" examples of much-improved menu navigation for mobile devices? It's quite normal for mobile users to navigate X3 like any other websites they visit (including gallery websites), so surely they must be somewhat used to the limitations of their own device. Even if I open a dedicated app like "photos" on iPhone, it will show a "back" button (nothin more), and that is already implemented in the browser.
AYAPOV wrote:Here is my version of the Main Page Menu Look which I need badly to represent my poertfolio which is huge and not easy to structure
Menue block insert at the top and bottom whithout right-menu for mobile version, or whith some kind of config to turn right side menu on/off even for desktop/laptop/ipad:
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AYAPOV wrote:Navigation is ok with 2 level gallery (Main Page/Gallery) the problem starts with multi-level galleries.
Consider that 80% visitors are smartphone - it is not possible to navigate back and forth using mobile expandable menu.
There is a "back" button in browser of course, and yes we could also add a "back" button on the page. However, what do you mean "back and
forth"? There is a "forth" button in browser, but that only applies if you already navigated "back" at least once. For me (and a lot of other visitors), instead of navigating "back" and then scroll to locate another gallery, I would much rather just open the menu and click next gallery. It's much shorter.
AYAPOV wrote:And while hidden mobile menu is ok with Main page, users are lasy these days and I want to show them full menu list without any activity from user side at the top and at the bottom of the Main Page.
Must admit, I don't quite see your point. How can we show "full menu list without activity from user"? 1. It's clearly not an option to display the FULL menu tree directly on page, as it would be massive. 2. Even if we did, user would have to scroll to find it at top or bottom of page. 3. If user has to scroll or click to find menu items, then how is that faster than the already-accessible mobile menu anyway? It is always available on screen, doesn't require scroll, and on instant click, it displays the full menu tree, toggled open exactly as the visitor left it.
Just to clarify: I would be happy to add a "back" button for you for now, but I need to know where you want it located on the page. Next X3 release coming very soon will have buttons at bottom of screen to allow navigation between SIBLING pages (next and previous page in same category). Breadcrumbs, likely in a future X3 release ... However, it seems you speak of some solution that would make things so much easier. Maybe you have links to some other websites?