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:: The 'Eye' icon can be easily confused with the Record media activity. It might be re-purposed generally for media controls, and the view controls moved to the activity sub-toolbar. --[[User:FGrose|FGrose]]
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=== Activity view toolbars ===
=== Activity view toolbars ===


The 'Eye' icon can be easily confused with the Record media activity.
It might be re-purposed generally for media controls, and the view controls moved to the activity sub-toolbar:
[[File:Write-activity-toolbar.png]]
[[File:Write-activity-toolbar.png]]




[[File:Browse-activity-toolbar.png]]
[[File:Browse-activity-toolbar.png]]
Alternatively, more room on the Browse main toolbar could be achieved by providing a [[#Browse page toolbar|page sub-toolbar below]].
Alternatively, more room on the Browse main toolbar could be achieved by providing a [[#Browse page toolbar|page sub-toolbar below]].
=== Media toolbar ===
=== Media toolbar ===
[[File:Write-media-toolbar.png]]
[[File:Write-media-toolbar.png]]


=== Browse page toolbar ===
=== Browse page toolbar ===
This new composite toolbar would provide page-related controls, e.g., search, undo/redo, copy/paste, shrink/enlarge, full screen, show bookmarks.
This new composite toolbar would provide page-related controls, e.g., search, undo/redo, copy/paste, shrink/enlarge, full screen, show bookmarks.
* It would do away with the 'Edit' toolbar that had the 'Cut' (scissors) as an icon (but no cut action).
* It would do away with the 'Edit' toolbar that had the 'Cut' (scissors) as an icon (but no cut action).
* The trigger for this is simply hover or alternate click. The outline down-arrow is a possible new hint for this behavior.
* The trigger for this is simply hover or alternate click. The outline down-arrow is a possible new hint for this behavior.
* Standard click would Reload as normal.
* Standard click would Reload as normal.
[[File:Browse-page-toolbar.png]]
[[File:Browse-page-toolbar.png]]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 24 February 2011

Rationale:
The 'Eye' icon can be easily confused with the Record media activity. It might be re-purposed generally for media controls, and the view controls moved to the activity sub-toolbar. --FGrose
Reviewer Comments:
mailing list comments


Activity view toolbars


Alternatively, more room on the Browse main toolbar could be achieved by providing a page sub-toolbar below.

Media toolbar

Browse page toolbar

This new composite toolbar would provide page-related controls, e.g., search, undo/redo, copy/paste, shrink/enlarge, full screen, show bookmarks.

  • It would do away with the 'Edit' toolbar that had the 'Cut' (scissors) as an icon (but no cut action).
  • The trigger for this is simply hover or alternate click. The outline down-arrow is a possible new hint for this behavior.
  • Standard click would Reload as normal.