M3 Enhancement: Add option to copy/paste a unit from within the unit

[jmakowski1123]

User stories:

As an author, I want an option to copy a unit from within the unit view of my course, so I can see the exact content I am copying at the time of the copy.

As an author, I want an option to paste a unit within the unit view of my course, so that I don't have to navigate out of the unit authoring environment in order to paste a unit from my clipboard.

Requirements:

• Add a "copy" button/icon to the unit icons in the horizontal unit navigation view of the unit authoring environment. When the copy button is clicked, the unit gets copied to the clipboard. Needs to be implemented in a way that doesn't clutter the horizontal nav view.

• Add a "paste new unit" to the horizontal unit navigation view of the unit authoring environment. When the paste button is clicked, the unit is added to the subsection, in the same way that a new unit is added via the "+ New Unit".

Out of scope (?):

• The ability to choose where in the subsection the copied unit can be added. When the "Paste New Unit" button is clicked from the horizontal navigation bar, the copied unit will be added as the next unit in the subsection. This follows the same behavior as clicking the "+ New Unit". If users want to rearrange the order of the units in the subsection, they can do so from the course outline. (Unless there's an easy way to implement moving/changing unit order from the horizontal nav bar within the unit, but I suspect that's probably too complicated and out of scope... ?)

[ali-hugo]

Hi @jmakowski1123

I've finished the first draft of the design for copy/pasting a unit within a unit. I've tried 2 different approaches, both of which differ slightly from what is outlined in the description above (as per our Slack discussion about aligning the Copy/Paste project and Content Tagging). I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I've shared the design with @pkulkark for her feedback as well as she will be implementing the chosen approach. On that note, @jmakowski1123, Pooja has planned to work on this next week (11-15 September). I know your plate is likely to be full when you get back from leave, but it would be great if you could prioritize this review if possible.

Here is a link to the design. You can add comments directly to Figma.

[santiagosuarezedunext]

Without a doubt this is a necessary feature. I leave my point of view on the design.
I think that either of the two approaches to copying the unit is understandable and useful.

And for the paste button I prefer the following approach, because as a user it makes me understand that I can only paste a unit as a new unit, not inside another, and I also like that we use an existing button, we avoid adding an independent button to the interface.

However, it's just an opinion, I hope it's helpful.

[ali-hugo]

Thanks @santiagosuarezedunext! Your feedback is very helpful, as always. 🙂