New Separator Icons

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New Separator Icons

Weregoose 17 Aug 2008 07:13

I found a way to sneak some images into the toolbar panel when editing pages.

What we have currently is this:

I propose modifying it to this:

Any takers? That is to say, I have the code prepared (and there are no compatibility issues). So, yea or nay.

Last edited on 17 Aug 2008 07:26 by Weregoose Show more

Re: New Separator Icons

RandomProductions 17 Aug 2008 07:28

Yea.

I like it. Maybe you could put a how-to guide for this in the community portal. I also like how it evens out the buttons in a grid-like formation (notice how the raw text and page link wizard button are lined up quite nicely in the proposed look).

Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 17 Aug 2008 07:38

I've already been planning in my head how to go about demonstrating this on the snippets section of Wikidot. As for the alignment, that, too, was deliberate.

Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 17 Aug 2008 10:21

http://snippets.wikidot.com/code:custom-toolbar-separators

Re: New Separator Icons

burr 17 Aug 2008 11:21

So, what's the point of doing this?

Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 17 Aug 2008 12:28

I think this would give the editor a uniquely TI|BD touch, and with practically zero effort. (More generally, this allows any wiki site owner to apply a specialized emblem of their own.) I guess all it comes down to is whether you'd prefer something else over the default, because, you know, now there's the possibility of the default being a relevant state to which you can default from another state (a fault, if you will).

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Re: New Separator Icons

burr 17 Aug 2008 12:38

That makes sense. So, who wants to come up with an image?

Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 17 Aug 2008 19:22

Ouch.

Re: New Separator Icons

burr 18 Aug 2008 02:37

Sorry for not paying attention. I didn't realize the image was supposed to be a calculator until I just did a double take now (I was wondering why you responded with ouch, and it finally dawned on me). I like the calculator image, but I would make the color a little bit darker so that it is more obvious what the image is.

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Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 18 Aug 2008 04:13

I started with it much darker, but in practice I found it a tad distracting…

There it is with more detail. Let me know if your opinion differs.

Re: New Separator Icons

RandomProductions 18 Aug 2008 04:31

I think a middle ground between the light and dark version would be best.

Re: New Separator Icons

burr 18 Aug 2008 11:07

I like it — let's go with that!

Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 19 Aug 2008 05:33

Well, I'm going to try this out, let people see how it feels for the next few days. The darker version is deployed. (I still prefer the subtlety of the first one, though.)

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Re: New Separator Icons

GoVegan 19 Aug 2008 10:52

I agree Weregoose, the darker one is a bit distracting. But all the same, I guess we want people to notice it, right?

Great work, and here is a band-aid for that sore burr inflicted *hands over band-aid and antiseptic*

Re: New Separator Icons

burr 19 Aug 2008 11:54

After seeing it in action, I still like it.

Re: New Separator Icons

RandomProductions 19 Aug 2008 19:18

Wow! Very nice.

How about having them link to the homepage? Probably not, but just a thought.

Re: New Separator Icons

Weregoose 19 Aug 2008 19:42

It wouldn't be feasible without some sort of exploit. Besides, the page would bark at you if you tried leaving it with the editor open, anyway.

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Re: New Separator Icons

RandomProductions 20 Aug 2008 00:40

Ah, right, I forgot about that. To fix the barking editor solution, we could force it in a new tab/window. But I knew when I said it that it couldn't be that easy.