Quim this sound similar to a mockup a make a while back with left hand,
title associated icon only actions.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f19q5rjkerjh84h/fixedheader.png

something to test…



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On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Quim Gil <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 01/22/2014 02:04 PM, Steven Walling wrote:
> > In any case, I don't see that prioritization in the design of winter
> > right now. Section edit links are very subtle visually. Also, they are
> > moved back to the right, though A/B tests ran by Trevor suggest that
> > putting them near the title with an icon was superior in conversion to
> > editing.
>
> Yes to the pencil icon used by Mobile and Flow next to the title! I
> would even say yes to testing whether a blue pencil helps bringing more
> edits.
>
> A word like "Edit" might be less inviting or even meaningful to
> newcomers. It's a fairly technical term, and even in e.g. social media
> it is more related to fixing typos and othr mistakes than to expand, be
> creative, enjoy. Add translations to the mix.
>
> Any word in a page already full of words will have a harder time to
> shine than a simple pencil icon next to the title that captures
> everybody's attention.
>
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