Standardize how 'Overview' links open pdf files

[macho-catt]

Dependency

• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Civic Tech Structure #2238
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for 100 Automations #2233
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Access The Data #2234
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for BallotNav #2235
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Civic Opportunity #2236
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Civic Tech Index #2237
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Civic Tech Structure #2238
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Engage #2239
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Expunge Assist #2240
• Update project profile: GreenEarthOS update overview #2162
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for LA TDM Calculator #2242
• Update how 'Overview' link opens for Youth Justice Nav #2243

Overview

As a user, clicking on the 'Overview' link for each project page should act the same way. Currently, the 'Overview' links for each project act differently. Clicking the link should open a new tab to the pdf file directly. We will convert each action item into an issue and create a pull request to close the corresponding issue. Then, as a last action item, we will check all overview links appear on the homepage to make sure they are all working the same way.

Details

When clicking the 'Overview' link, each project page acts differently. Some open to a google docs page, others open to a github page that hosts the pdf file, and another downloads the pdf file locally to the machine. There needs to be a standard in how the pdf files open. Developers decided during the backend meeting that pdfs should be opened as a separate tab to the file directly, since modern browsers have the ability to view pdfs.

Example:
How pdf files currently open
How pdf files should open

The process for a developer would involve:

• Use the newly created directory for pdf files: /assets/pdfs
• Place a copy of a project's pdf overview file into the /assets/pdfs directory
• Change the 'Overview' link for a project to point to the pdf file living under /assets/pdfs
• Ensure that the links in both the home page and the project's dedicated page open the pdf file properly after the change

Action Items

• Check all overview links that appear on the Projects page to make sure they are all working the same way and opening the pdfs the same way
  • If the overview links do not work the same way nor open the pdfs the same way, let a Merge Team member or Technical Lead know so that they can help you with writing issues to fix the overview links.
  • If the overview links all work the same way and open the pdfs the same way, add a new comment to the homepage launch issue homepage launch #2481 stating all the overview links work correctly and adding this link to your comment: Standardize how 'Overview' links open pdf files #2211

Resources/Instructions

How pdf files currently open
How pdf files should open
Project Page
Each individual landing page for affected projects: 100 Automations as an example
Location for pdf files
Jekyll Static Files

[github-actions]

Hi @abdiaz2018, thank you for taking up this issue! Hfla appreciates you :)

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You're awesome!

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[abdiaz2018]

Availability: 3 hours
ETA: Thursday night

[JessicaLucindaCheng]

Developer has added the following comment in the homepage launch issue: #2481 (comment). Thus, I'm closing this issue as completed.