# SchoolTool

SchoolTool is a free/libre administrative system for schools around the world, funded by The Shuttleworth Foundation.

## Standard User Interface Conventions in SchoolTool

- Red top bar

- Breadcrumbs: the links at the left hand side of the red bar show you where you are in SchoolTool's object hierarchy. Note that this doesn't necessarily lead you back to where you came from, but is handy for taking you from more specific to more general parts of the application.
- Your name (if you're logged in): clicking on your name takes you to a simple dashboard of relevant links. From this page you can also use the `Actions` menu to change preferences and other personal settings.
- Log in/out: this logs you in or out. It is a good idea to log out when you aren't using SchoolTool.
- Help: if there is a help file for the page you're looking at, you'll see this link.

- Menus

- Navigation: this menu gives you some basic options for accessing different parts of SchoolTool, such as the index of persons or courses. What you see here depends on your permissions in the system.
- Action: this menu contains a variety of things that you can do on the current page. The entries in this menu change considerably based on what page you're viewing and what permissions you have.

- Above the red bar

- Logo & School Name: clicking in this area will take you to the top of the school's site, usually the calendar for the school.
- Calendar day/week/month/year views: if you are viewing a calendar, you will find icons in the upper right hand corner that will allow you to switch between calendar views.
- Devmode menu: if you are a site administrator and you've enabled "devmode" in schooltool.conf, you will see a special menu in the upper right hand corner of the site. You should disable devmode in any production server.