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Improve the navigation of the VeraCrypt documentation

Right now we have 4 sections:

  • Unlocking a file container
    • Using Files
    • Using Disks
  • Unlocking a partition
    • Using Files
    • Using Disks

During the user testing of the VeraCrypt beta all the participants (5/5) ended up following a wrong section of the doc. Even though they lacked a good understanding of the VeraCrypt concepts, the major problem was about navigating between the 4 sections, understanding which one was about what and making it clear what the section people were following was about.

I had the following ideas (to be tried out):

  • Use longer section title like “Unlocking a file container using the Files browser”. See also #15669 (closed).
  • Use drawings to explain and visualize “file container” and “partition”.
  • Use toggles to only display the relevant sections. This might not be enough unless we can trigger closing down all the other sections.
  • Use separate pages for different sections.
  • Clarify that “partition” also applies to entire disks.

Parent Task: #14480 (closed)

Original created by @sajolida on 15670 (Redmine)

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