Here's a quick sample of how it could look: http://content.screencast.com/users/brondsem/folders/Jing/media/f7475b34-69d7-47b9-aadb-9f9d59d620f2/00000009.png Still would need some work to make it good (if we did want to do it).
On 10/15/15 5:14 PM, Dave Brondsema wrote: > 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 <><
