[Sugar-devel] Initial implementation of toolbars design

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 16:57, Gary C Martin<gary at garycmartin.com> wrote:
> Hi Tomeu,
>
> On 17 Jul 2009, at 09:52, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
>
>>> Here are my image mock-ups for Write. All tabs are swapped out as is, for
>>> toolbar buttons. With no need to move existing tab content features
>>> about:
>>>
>>>
>>>  http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Design_Team/Proposals/Toolbars#Top_level_Activity_toolbar_for_Write
>>
>> These look really great! I would like to hear opinions from people who
>> have worked with kids and Sugar.
>
> +1
>
>> If they agree to move forward on this, I think we can go full speed ahead.
>
> Yes, we need that feedback! Having worked closely on these, I can't fairly
> comment, I'm "in the box" so to speak. We need feedback from other folks
> "out side the box". Though I am happy to wave a flag and shout "having the
> Stop button always visible at the top right of every Activity toolbar" is a
> huge win ;-)
>
> My big criticism of the design is actually "there's no text for the
> literate". I can see adults struggling more with this interface vs. lowering
> the bar a for the very young and/or illiterate.
>
> Secondary palettes still get their text labels, just like they do now, thank
> goodness. But, the primary tool buttons are all without text labels (good
> for ease of translation, but good icons are much harder to create than a
> text name).
>
>> Thanks for the great work,
>
> Thanks, glad you like them :-)
>
> Regards,
> --Gary
>
> P.S. I've been trying to work through your "[IAEP] future of the Sugar user
> experience" email from 6 weeks or so back from a design point of view, think
> I've managed to touch on most items (but not all).

I have realized and I'm really enthusiastic about this. And Eduardo is
also starting again to send really good feedback ;)

Regards,

Tomeu