A subtle color per tool type sounds pretty interesting. One idea that comes to mind is a bottom border under each tool. Example: Google search when you switch between Web, Images, etc, but have it there all the time.
If there's no dissent with removing icons, I suppose we can proceed with it. On 10/13/15 5:25 AM, Igor Bondarenko wrote: > +1 in favor of removing icons (agree with all of Heith's arguments) and > adding some kind of delimiter between them for visual separation. I think > it actually will look more compact and clearer than what we have now. > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 12:04 AM, heith seewald <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would vote in favor of removing the icons for the following reasons: >> >> 1) Because we have more tools than available icons, their meaning becomes >> ambiguous and make them less effective. >> >> 2) New icons are required for newly created tools, meaning we would need >> to use an existing icon, or design a new icon with a consistent look and >> feel. >> >> 3) If we keep the icons, we'd probably want to update them for hi-dpi >> screens. >> >> 4) While I agree they add character to the site, I think "less is more" in >> this case. Removing the icons would draw the eye to the content rather than >> the toolbar -- resulting in a higher signal-to-noise. >> >> One way of giving a feel of consistency and visual appeal is the use of >> color. >> Here is a modern example of color being used to group elements >> https://elements.polymer-project.org >> >> Any thoughts about that? >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Dave Brondsema <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> tl;dr Should we remove the tool icons from the project nav bar? >>> >>> I've been working with Heith on >>> https://forge-allura.apache.org/p/allura/tickets/7920/ (and 7919) for a >>> quick >>> easy way to edit tools via the toolbar. How the tools icons show up >>> during edit >>> mode is one aspect of that. It might be easier to just remove them. >>> >>> I don't have a real strong opinion on keeping or removing the icons. I >>> think >>> they do provide some value, but are inconsistent, dated, and limited >> (e.g. >>> no >>> icon for Activity so we just use the "gears" icon). If we remove them, >>> Allura >>> would look a little bit more modern. But then you start to realize how >>> much >>> boring gray we have covering the whole page. If we did remove them, I'd >>> suggest >>> a small delimiter between them not unlike the SourceForge theme of Allura >>> (example: https://sourceforge.net/p/coils/news/) >>> >>> We also show tool icons on the Tool Admin page (which we'll probably >> remove >>> after the toolbar admin mode is done) and the Add Project page. >>> >>> Thoughts, pros, cons? >>> >>> -- >>> Dave Brondsema : [email protected] >>> http://www.brondsema.net : personal >>> http://www.splike.com : programming >>> <>< >>> >> > -- Dave Brondsema : [email protected] http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <><
