Indicators missing how to interpret category icons

[dpancic]

In GitLab by @KlausIllmayer on Jul 7, 2022, 11:01

Feedback by a first time user: there is no clear indication how to identify the category of items in the "all categories" search result list.
The use of the icons for the different categories is not described on the start page/search result, e.g. clearly indicating the mapping of the icons to the categories.
Additionally: in the autocomplete such an indicator could be helpful (especially if there are items with the same name but different categories).
Looking deeper you will find out - especially when hovering over such an icon - but there is no immediately indication.

Comments, ideas? @laureD19 @egray523 @stefanprobst

[dpancic]

In GitLab by @laureD19 on Jul 22, 2022, 11:11

I agree with the user feedback and think it could be useful to have more clarity on the item types on the search bar in the start page and also on the search result page.

Potential ideas to clarify:

• add icons next to the different categories in the search:
  

• write the item category next to its label in the search bar (a bit similar to what you did @stefanprobst for the actors (adding affiliation in the search list):
  

• find a (nice) way to add icons next to the categories' names on the search result page:
  

no urgency on this new feature, but happy to discuss it further if/when you have time to look into @stefanprobst

[dpancic]

In GitLab by @stefanprobst on Jul 22, 2022, 16:09

for the search combobox we would need backend support: the /api/item-search/autocomplete endpoint currently returns the persistent id, but not the item category: see https://sshoc-marketplace-api.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/swagger-ui/index.html?url=/v3/api-docs&validatorUrl=#/default/autocompleteItems

[stefanprobst]

for the search combobox we would need backend support: the /api/item-search/autocomplete endpoint currently returns the persistent id, but not the item category: see https://sshoc-marketplace-api.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/swagger-ui/index.html?url=/v3/api-docs&validatorUrl=#/default/autocompleteItems

this is still the case.

for the category select on the landing page, and for the category facet on the search page i have added icons in #152

[laureD19]

creation of a backend issue to add item types in the autocomplete endpoint