Add "What is this?" Panel

[spudthebud]

Fictitious User stories to illustrate the need.

Issue: The preference panel does not include a "what is" section. As a result, users are required to make inferences about what it does and why. This increases cognitive load on users and takes more time to understand. A solution is to add a "What is this?"

User story 1

I am sighted and don't have any learning disabilities. I believe web sites should be accessible and have an affinity towards initiatives that improve equity. When I go to a web page I see "Show preferences". I open it and am trying to make sense of what these options are about. I'm a little confused.

User story 2

I am blind and navigating the website. I get to "Show preferences". I have to spend considerable time learning what these preferences are about.

Solution:

When I open the "Show Preferences" content the first content I see or hear is a link "What is this?" panel. The link goes to a page that describes the features and why it is being done. The page is either a generic FLOE page or a page on the website. I read the page and understand. I think "That's cool" and I have stronger affinity for the website and/or I think "Oh, this doesn't apply to me, but cool" and I continue on the website without spending more cognitive energy/time on the Show Preferences panel.

[jobara]

@spudthebud thanks for the feedback/suggestion. Your suggestion appears to be related to User Interface Options component from our Infusion JavaScript framework and widget toolkit. I've filed your request directly against that component and the issue can be followed on the ticket FLUID-6739.

[spudthebud]

Seem like the page for theFLUID-6739 link is not publicly available

[jobara]

@spudthebud sorry bit of a issue with that site at the moment. You can access it using fluid/fluid.