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May 1, 2023

Cidi Labs Design Tools Release Notes

May 1, 2023

Overview

LTI 1.3 is now available for the Multi-Tool and Upload / Embed Image tool. We have had the code prepared for quite awhile but put it through the LTI 1.3 certification process, which took much longer than expected.

This month's release also includes a few minor updates, bug fixes, and accessibility updates.

DesignPLUS Next Generation Update

Rather than copying information from one release note to the next, we have created a Next Generation Design Tools Sidebar Progress page that you can bookmark to keep an eye on progress.

New Features

LTI 1.3

LTI 1.3 is now available for the Multi-Tool and Upload/Embed Image tool. We are working on the documentation for how to upgrade and will share that when it is available.

Updated or Modified Features

Accessibility Updates

We have made a few different accessibility updates:

  • Sortable tables have been updated to include:
    • Keyboard controls for sorting columns
    • Aria attributes to indicate sort state
  • Textarea Hidden Gem
    • Placeholder text is used as a screen reader label
    • Note about content not being saved is now tied to the textarea with the aria-describedby attribute.

JS Optimizing Updated: 04/10/2023

We updated the JavaScript with some additional checks to identify the modules page so that no additional checks would be run on that page due to some slow down that was causing for some users in a remote area of the world.

Module Item Completion Progress - Overdue Items Updated: 04/10/2023

We have added some text to the tooltip that appears for overdue items in the Module Item Completion progress bar. The icon was changing to the one used by Canvas on the modules page and the color turned yellow but the tooltip was not showing the text to indicate that the item was overdue.

Bug Fixes

Quick Check Hide Next 

Fixed an issue where the next button would appear when the correct answer was selected, even without hitting the Submit button.

Due Date Modifier Selectable Dates

Addressed a glitch in the Due Date Modifier that would prevent you from moving the date earlier after an initial change for courses without both a start and end date.

Progress Bar Printing  Fixed: 04/10/2023

Canvas added some code to show the URL for links when content is printed. With the progress bars, this resulted in the URL appearing above other content. We have added some code to fix this issue.