[Sugar-devel] One click vs "options in palette" buttons (from the toolbar redesign thread)

[Gary C Martin]

Hi Simon,

On 6 Aug 2009, at 11:59, Simon Schampijer wrote:

> On 07/31/2009 12:50 PM, Simon Schampijer wrote:
>> Another question that came up today (screenshot attached):
>>
>> The share button has a regular palette. This is not a toolbar that  
>> can
>> be locked. We have one action buttons (e.g. keep one) and we have
>> buttons where the options have to be revealed (like the share one).  
>> How
>> do we make this distinction visible in the UI. Aleksey instinctively
>> choose the arrow. But that would clash with the toolbars, and led to
>> confusions.
>>
>> Do we have ideas about that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Simon
>
> Any thoughts on this one?

This doesn't help from a visual point of view, but from (another)  
design thread ;-) Eben re-affirmed a design intention that left  
clicking on any button that has no primary action, should immediately  
display its full palette (like a right click). The idea being that  
such buttons primary actions ARE to reveal palettes when clicked. This  
came up with regard buddy icons, but would also apply to some frame  
buttons (e.g. device icons for battery, and network have no primary  
action when clicked),  and to some Activity toolbar buttons (such as  
the new "Share with:").

Regard,
--Gary