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We were using the form and then showing it with JavaScript when advanced search terms were present. Now we hide it with JavaScript when no advanced search are present. This means users without JavaScript (including users with JavaScript enabled but bad internet connections preventing the JavaScript to load) can now access the form. The other main difference between the two versions is the way the form flashes while JavaScript is loading. Previously, the form would always be hidden when no terms had been introduced. However, when these terms were present, after submitting the form it would briefly be hidden and then shown again. Now the opposite happens. When advanced search terms are present, the form is shown at all times. However, when they aren't, the form is briefly shown before it disappears. Here the previous behavior is arguably better because most of the time these terms will not be present. So basically we're significantly improving the experience of some users at the cost of slightly worsen the experience of other users. We're also hiding the button to show the form when JavaScript is disabled, since in this scenario it's useless. We're using the `hidden` attribute so hidden buttons can be detected in CSS.
CONSUL
Citizen Participation and Open Government Application
This is the opensource code repository of the eParticipation website CONSUL, originally developed for the Madrid City government eParticipation website
Documentation
Check the ongoing documentation at https://docs.consulproject.org to learn more about how to start your own CONSUL fork, install it, customize it and learn to use it from an administrator/maintainer perspective.
CONSUL Project main website
You can access the main website of the project at http://consulproject.org where you can find documentation about the use of the platform, videos, and links to the community space.
Configuration for development and test environments
NOTE: For more detailed instructions check the docs
Prerequisites: install git, Ruby 2.6.7, CMake, pkg-config, shared-mime-info, Node.js and PostgreSQL (>=9.5).
git clone https://github.com/consul/consul.git
cd consul
bundle install
cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
bin/rake db:create
bin/rake db:migrate
bin/rake db:dev_seed
RAILS_ENV=test rake db:setup
Run the app locally:
bin/rails s
Run the tests with:
bin/rspec
You can use the default admin user from the seeds file:
user: admin@consul.dev pass: 12345678
But for some actions like voting, you will need a verified user, the seeds file also includes one:
user: verified@consul.dev pass: 12345678
Configuration for production environments
See installer
Current state
Development started on 2015 July 15th. Code was deployed to production on 2015 september 7th to decide.madrid.es. Since then new features are added often. You can take a look at the current features at the project's website and future features at the Roadmap and open issues list.
License
Code published under AFFERO GPL v3 (see LICENSE-AGPLv3.txt)
Contributions
See CONTRIBUTING.md