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Better Navigation for Whiteboard

Feature Upgrade · Articles & templates · Created by Fennefell
accepted

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

  The Whiteboard system has poor navigation, especially from the player perspective. As far as I can tell, the only way for players to view a whiteboard is by embedding it into an article, as such: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/drisenheim-fennefell/a/current-affairs-article.   However, when you embed it into the article, navigation becomes very tricky, because the only way to navigate around the whiteboard fully is through middle mouse button.   Middle mouse button also scrolls the entire page. This is a problem.   There are three potential fixes I can see; I am not sure how feasible each is.   1: Allow some sort of fullscreen whiteboard that the players can access, such as how I can develop whiteboards as an owner in their own screen, where middle mouse button works fine.   2: Capture the middle mouse button in some way to stop it from scrolling the page.   3: Add some other mechanism for scrolling that isn't middle mouse button.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

  This would ensure that the whiteboards are significantly easier to navigate as a player.

The Team's Response

Not accepted as per suggested spec.   Whiteboards will probably have their own page in the near future. They will not appear INSIDE an article but will have their own page that you will be able to link to with limited functionality when embedded into a page.
Current score

33/300 Votes · +8002 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by LuckyHyena
    on 2022-07-09 21:01
  • +300

    by juice box
    on 2022-07-07 00:37
    100% agree i also feel the whiteboard is missing some functionality from the standpoint as a dm as well
  • +300

    by da476
    on 2022-07-04 02:48
    I'd love a grab-n-drag option for whiteboard navigation. The listed mouse options for panning aren't working for me in neither edit nor article view. Spacebar+Scroll worked in edit, but in article view, spacebar just jumps to the bottom of the page.
  • +100

    by esongbird24601
    on 2022-07-03 23:38
  • +300

    by GregariousTree
    on 2022-07-03 19:01
  • +300

    by InCeruleanInk
    on 2022-07-02 21:48
  • +1

    by Rathan01
    on 2022-07-01 21:12
  • +300

    by Nightone
    on 2022-07-01 07:04
  • +300

    by MaximusErebus
    on 2022-06-27 02:02
    Yes please! I put together a whiteboard recently to share some content with my players in an organized way, and it was immediately dead in the water due to this issue.
  • +100

    by PrincessESH
    on 2022-06-26 02:51
  • +300

    by Barekamy
    on 2022-06-23 13:53
  • +300

    by JetpackMonkey
    on 2022-06-22 12:33
  • +100

    by amelianite
    on 2022-06-22 08:31
  • +100

    by Rotund_Raccoon
    on 2022-06-22 08:30
  • +300

    by ClarissaGosling
    on 2022-06-22 06:55
  • +100

    by Shadow Malachi
    on 2022-06-21 08:46
  • +300

    by MrJollyham
    on 2022-06-20 15:33
  • +300

    by WeirdCorvo
    on 2022-06-19 20:41
  • +300

    by RelevantTuna6
    on 2022-06-18 20:48
  • +300

    by Xoire
    on 2022-06-16 19:04
  • +300

    by A Thundering Unicorn
    on 2022-06-14 14:08
  • +1

    by A Glamorous Ooze
    on 2022-06-14 04:15
  • +300

    by Cryssalia
    on 2022-06-14 02:07
  • +300

    by eontheimmortal
    on 2022-06-13 19:29
  • +300

    by Sibilantstorm
    on 2022-06-13 12:59
  • +300

    by PleasantPheasant77
    on 2022-06-12 18:14
  • +100

    by Tijmuhn
    on 2022-06-12 09:54
  • +100

    by A Glamorous Dryad
    on 2022-06-12 09:37
  • +100

    by Adcheryl
    on 2022-06-12 03:59
  • +300

    by Mochimanoban
    on 2022-06-11 21:09
  • +300

    by Malkenar
    on 2022-06-11 19:24
  • +300

    by A Cute Kitten
    on 2022-06-11 19:20
  • +300

    by JaenJaenJaen
    on 2022-06-11 17:12
  • +300

    by Fennefell
    on 2022-06-11 16:53