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#13 2016-06-03 03:59:36
- gomedia
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
Couple of observations/comments on the new admin theme.
The some of the “buttons” currently styled as links, to my mind look a bit shy:
might they be better looking like proper buttons?
And using a Phillips head screw for delete:
could be better as a more conventional dustbin (an X is generally used for “close”):
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
@gomedia
Those secondary links I want to keep subtle (not as buttons) as the screen looked a whole lot more cluttered when they were buttons.
Valid point about the delete icon – I will try the trash can and see.
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
gomedia wrote #299451:
could be better as a more conventional dustbin (an X is generally used for “close”):
hmm, makes it look like windows 95… (and that is not a positive assessment!) And I disagree that the “x”, cross mark ‘generally’ is associated with “close”. I see it often used for “delete”.
Where is that emoji for a solar powered submarine when you need it ?
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
‘x’ is ambiguous. The trashcan is not. O/S wars are over.
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wet wrote #299457:
‘x’ is ambiguous. The trashcan is not. O/S wars are over.
What do OS wars have to with anything?
Where is that emoji for a solar powered submarine when you need it ?
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
I may also try the X icon in red, as that is also acceptable UI from my reading. The trash icon does look a bit shit.
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Stack exchange says…. sort of inconclusive, but a red hand-drawn ‘x’ is nudging ahead of the field.
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wet wrote #299457:
‘x’ is ambiguous. The trashcan is not.
Is it (not)? I always associate a trashcan with deleting-but-recoverable – see: moving files to the trashcan on various desktop OS. The ‘X’ mark on the other hand is associated with permanently remove (delete) and no-way-to-recover. Which is actually what the “destroy” button under discussion does. A red ‘X’ mark a suggested by Phil might be a more acceptable solution – colour clashes aside. And it is certainly much less windows 95 style garish.
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x is normally associated to close I think as used in, tabs, browser windows, lightbox type slideshows, etc.
I also agree that the trash also has other connotations.
Do we actually need an icon?
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philwareham wrote #299454:
Those secondary links I want to keep subtle (not as buttons) as the screen looked a whole lot more cluttered when they were buttons.
Agree. They are clearly links, and follow a text/icon convention. Good enough.
Valid point about the delete icon – I will try the trash can and see.
Actually, every app on my phone uses this for deletion: ⛔️, though more of a flat style than that ugly emoji shite.
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
OK, regarding delete symbol, see the following tweets:
twitter.com/textpattern/status/738716587767779328
twitter.com/textpattern/status/738716915623952384
Whichever wins out, we will use. Just vote via the tweets, I think it’s been discussed enough here now :)
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Re: Feedback to: Textpattern CMS 4.6.0 beta released
philwareham wrote #299471:
Just vote via the tweets
Since it’s now imperative that my first tweet be world-shatteringly important (given I’ve had an account for about six years and never tweeted) I’m going to vote here instead:
Cross.
(I think the red minus looks way too much like a no-entry sign).
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