Talk:Compact Personal Bar/Archive 1

What do you like about Compact Personal Bar?

 * In File:Beta Features - Compact Personal Bar Sketch.png - I like the separation of the Echo/Notification types. See w:Wikipedia_talk:Notifications (permalink) for another take on this idea (which I prefer, for the reasons given there - particularly the larger clickable area which has better accessibility). –Quiddity (talk) 22:32, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

What would you change about Compact Personal Bar?

 * Icons: I would strongly oppose the replacement of words with icons. We're a linguistically-oriented set of projects, and having to learn and/or remember which (often ambiguous) icon is related to which action, is very frustrating. Additionally, having just-an-icon makes a very small clickable area, which frustrates users with dexterity issues (accessibility), or imperfect pointing devices (eg Pointing sticks). The word "Watchlist" is nice and wide. –Quiddity (talk) 22:42, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * New links: I would be hesitant about adding new links (eg. "Privacy", "Help") as we have a very large number of users who do not use javascript, and this change would (I think?) make those links show up inline with the existing links. Also, those 2 examples are not "directly related to the individual" which is what the personal toolbar is intended/used for currently. –Quiddity (talk) 22:50, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Inclusion criteria: I like the idea of moving the (preferences/beta/language/logout) into a flyout. However, I use the "Contributions" link quite frequently, and would prefer that remained outside of the flyout. I think the logic of "what should be in the flyout" should be more like: "what do I rarely click on?". The compacting of these less-used links would be good; however items that I want to see regularly (daily) should not be hidden in the flyout - that's the whole purpose of the personal-toolbar - to make frequently clicked items instantly accessible. (Relatedly: avoid duplication. If something is outside the flyout, it should not also appear within the flyout (e.g.)). –Quiddity (talk) 23:05, 17 November 2013 (UTC)