On 17 September 2012 19:27, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>>
wrote:
On 17 September 2012 18:03, Samuel Klein
<meta.sj(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>>
wrote:
Naturally every link wants to escape from the
toolbox, if it's collapsed
:-)
They were designed to be used, after all.
I also haven't seen any solid argument for collapsing any navboxes by
default (except perhaps those in the topnav which pop up on mouseover).
It was one of the usability ideas from the Vector team. Apparently
features confuse users.
I think it's not unreasonable to say "every extra word in the interface
makes the interface a tiny bit more confusing" - one of the eternal
problems of our interface is excessive and disorienting clutter. It's great
if you're used to it - it's always impressive to watch an experienced
Wikipedian navigate a site in an entirely different language and script
just by knowing where things are - but it's a pretty daunting thing to
start with.
I don't know if a collapsed toolbox is the best way to do it (perhaps a top
drop-down, like the gadgets option, would be better) but it's an attempt at
solving the overload problem.
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