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:
[image: 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.orgwrote:
What about having an [edit] link near the section header, and thenput 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 -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation
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