{"id":4528,"date":"2023-08-31T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=4528"},"modified":"2025-06-17T21:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:59:36","password":"","slug":"discussion-minimap","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/discussion-minimap\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Discussion Minimap"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Discussion Minimap Navigation<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In each Kialo discussion, there are two methods to visually represent the thesis and claims in the minimap: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4674\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Minimap-Toggle.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Tree Navigation<\/strong> (which is shown by default) or <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4676\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Sunburst-Toggle.png\" alt=\"\"><strong> Sunburst Navigation<\/strong>. For both options, the thesis (or theses) is colored blue, pro claims are colored green, and con claims are colored red.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To change between each navigation option, click the appropriate icon located above the minimap. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each navigation option represents the same discussion in a different way. Users may find a preference for a particular option or prefer to shift between the two.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tree Navigation is generally recommended for new users <\/strong>as it limits visible claims to those more directly related to the currently selected claim. Sunburst Navigation can contain large amounts of information, especially in in-depth discussions, which can be confusing for newer users.<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-framed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Tree-Minimap.png\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Tree-Minimap.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4583\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-framed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Sunburst-Minimap.png\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Sunburst-Minimap.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4585\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>The default <strong>Tree Navigation <\/strong>(<strong>left<\/strong>) and <strong>Sunburst Navigation <\/strong>(<strong>right<\/strong>).<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Tree Navigation<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The default <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4674\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Minimap-Toggle.png\" alt=\"\"><strong> Tree Navigation<\/strong> option represents the thesis (or theses) at the <strong>top <\/strong>of the tree, with each &ldquo;level&rdquo; of the discussion in vertical layers underneath. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As you progress deeper into a discussion, Tree Navigation displays the <strong>path <\/strong>taken to reach the selected claim, highlighting the route through each layer of broader arguments. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the path from your current claim to the thesis, claims in the relevant levels above the currently selected claim are visible, as well as claims directly underneath. <\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Sunburst Navigation<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4676\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Sunburst-Toggle.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Sunburst Navigation <\/strong>represents the thesis (or theses) in the <strong>middle <\/strong>of the sunburst, with each level of the discussion radiating outwards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The current claims displayed in the area below the minimap are outlined in black, highlighting the current <strong>region <\/strong>of the discussion and how the visible claims fit into the broader argument overall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All claims in the discussion are visible. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controls for navigating the Sunburst minimap are located below it, allowing you to zoom in, zoom out, reset the view, or expand or shrink the minimap area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Discussion Minimap NavigationThe default Tree Navigation (left) and Sunburst Navigation (right).About Tree NavigationAbout Sunburst Navigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_doc_category":0,"wds_primary_doc_tag":0,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[57],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4528","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-discussion-information"],"acf":{"zendesk_id":""},"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":319,"total_views":"629","reactions":{"happy":"1","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"vlad","author_nicename":"vlad","author_url":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/author\/vlad\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Discussion Information","term_url":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/sections\/discussion-information\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=4528"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=4528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}