Another option could be to use a "split button" or something along those lines where the user has access to the primary action but a clue is provided on how to get additional ones:

Inline image 1
This will help to communicate that Visual Editor is the default (avoiding the initial choice for users that do not need to chose) while providing a path for advanced users. Visual style probably needs adjustment to fit properly next to the section headers.

Pau



On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Brandon Harris <bharris@wikimedia.org> wrote:

        What about having an [edit] link near the section header, and then put the [edit source] link right aligned (in the old "edit" link place), thus:

                Section Name [edit] ___________________________________________________[edit source]_

        Keeps the source edit link in the same place it was before.



On Jul 25, 2013, at 11:30 PM, Erik Moeller <erik@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi design team, Trevor, James et al.,
>
> There are a few issues with the hybrid section link editing UI
> deployed with VisualEditor:
>
> * Because it's a mouseover action, it doesn't translate to touch interfaces.
>
> * If you prefer to edit source, you basically have to train yourself
> to target an invisible link in order to not be delayed by the
> animation.
>
> * Because the animation triggers on mouseover, it can be distracting
> while scrolling/reading.
>
> In my view, we need to consider an alternative default experience
> soon. I've seen the current behavior commonly cited as a reason to opt
> out of the the VE beta.
>
> The team rejected static [edit] [edit source] source, I think
> reasonably, because of too much clutter in the section headings.
>
> My suggestion would be to take a similar approach to the mobile site:
> have an icon for section editing (e.g. pencil) and maybe a different
> one for source editing (e.g. "<>" which is commonly used to switch
> into source mode in RTEs).
>
> The one other alternative is to get rid of the animation and set the
> behavior via preference.
>
> I think this problem would benefit from a few more approaches being
> kicked around.
>
> Cheers :)
> Erik
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