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> > > It does not show links from the top page, as you can click top to get
> > > to that page.
> >
> >Well, it's still confusing. The listed references serve two purposes -
> >firstly to display all refering pages, and secondly to jump there. Now
> >when the top page link is missing purpose #2 is not fulfilled by the top
> >button, but not purpose #1. Could you make leaving out top references an
> >option?
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>I would agree.  I had to explain this to a number of our users who were
>confused about why the references sometimes appear and sometimes
>don't.  From a UI perspective, it's much better to be consistent and
>duplicate other functionality (i.e. the top button) than to be
>minimalist/efficient.
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>Tony

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Associate Professor - Learning Sciences & Technologies.
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