Reset sidebar menu ordering

[mariomamo]

Issue #1248 will allow users to reorder the sidebar menu items by dragging and dropping them. A way to reset this custom order is needed. How would you like it to work?

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[MatiasRoje]

Duplicating the same functionality in a dedicated page, just for the sake of the reset button, doesn't feel like good UX. Maybe we could have somehow different menus for different clusters and there you could save your different menu "templates"... that would make a dedicated view bring something else to the table. I don't think this is needed for the moment, just thinking aloud.

Otherwise, a reset button directly at the top of the sidebar feels excessive. As I understand it, users can only rearrange the order of the main sidebar menu entries. Entries are not being deleted and the submenus stay the same. Reordering the entries yourself if you are not happy with them is what the feature is all about and is not a big deal. You don't really need to come back to default.

Maybe a reset option in the settings?

[mariomamo]

I agree that it’s not a good idea to replicate the feature elsewhere. I thought of this to avoid having a blank page with only the reset button.

[robertobandini]

Thanks about your feedback @MatiasRoje!

Please vote, everyone. The more people vote, the better we can gauge, in some cases, the preferences of those who use the product.

[mariomamo]

Another option could be to add an option in this menù under remove

[mariomamo]

Honestly, it’s hard to find a nice way to display this reset button. Yes, this menu is related to the cluster itself, but it also depends on what we want it to be related to. It already has the options to open the settings page, which are global and not specific to the cluster.

As for informing the user about this, the best we can do is mention it in the release notes and on the documentation page, which can also serve as a user manual.

[robertobandini]

We could:

1. For this case, use the settings and close this poll and discussion.

2. Open a discussion about how to best notify users of new features.

Another idea regarding point 2 would be a notification when you install the new Freelens asking if you want to see the new features, with a link to the Docs, where it's summarized and documented in a simple way. A short explanatory video would be a plus (obviously, this would require a some work each time, but it would be cool, quick, and straightforward—no TL;DR).

[mariomamo]

What do you think? I used the already existing "app" section in the settings

[robertobandini]

It looks nice!

[mariomamo]

I'll commit it as soon as I can so we can finally close the issue