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"Molecules and Light" is an educational simulation in HTML5, by PhET Interactive Simulations.
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Consider new alert and help text for Reset Molecule button #301

Closed terracoda closed 4 years ago

terracoda commented 4 years ago

I think the "Reset Molecule" label is better. I am still not sure where this button should go, but that said, I think we can improve the Context Response and dynamic hints in the screen summary and Observation Window.

I've updated the design doc and suggest the following changes to the strings that we are currently using:

  1. Context Response - change from "Look for Reset Molecule button."
    • To: Change molecule or look for Reset Molecule button.
  2. Dynamic string added to end of Molecule description in Observation Window, change from “Look for Reset Molecule button to make more observations.”
    • To: “Change molecule or look for Reset Molecule button to make more observations.”
  3. As a dynamic string in the screen summary. Change from: "Currently, in observation window, Ultraviolet light source emits photons fast and directly at empty space. Look for Reset Molecule button."
    • To: "Currently, in observation window, Ultraviolet light source emits photons fast and directly at empty space. Change molecule or look for Reset Molecule button.
terracoda commented 4 years ago

@Matthew-Moore240, let me know if you think this is better. @BLFiedler, @arouinfar, @jessegreenberg and @emily-phet are free to comment as well.

We could easily switch the phrasing like "Look for Reset Molecule button or change molecule." And "Look for Reset Molecule button or change molecule to make more observations." I just thought the verb "Change" easily cues that something has to change to continue.

terracoda commented 4 years ago

Posting in visual of where these phrases show up. Screen Shot 2020-03-12 at 1 54 53 PM

Matthew-Moore240 commented 4 years ago

Yeah that looks really good to me!

terracoda commented 4 years ago

Just discussed with @emily-phet maybe this is better,

terracoda commented 4 years ago

@Matthew-Moore240, shall we go with this instead?

Matthew-Moore240 commented 4 years ago

Yeah those corrections look good.

terracoda commented 4 years ago
  1. Context Response - change from "Look for Reset Molecule button."
    • To: "Reset or change molecule."
  2. Dynamic string added to end of Molecule description in Observation Window, change from “Look for Reset Molecule button to make more observations.”
    • To: “Reset or change molecule to make more observations.”
  3. As a dynamic string in the screen summary. Change from: "Currently, in observation window, Ultraviolet light source emits photons fast and directly at empty space. Look for Reset Molecule button."
    • To: "Currently, in observation window, Ultraviolet light source emits photons fast and directly at empty space. Reset or change molecule.
terracoda commented 4 years ago

@jessegreenberg, assigning over to you for implementation.

jessegreenberg commented 4 years ago

OK thanks, this was done in the above commits. @Matthew-Moore240 can you please review? Anything else for this issue?

terracoda commented 4 years ago

Looks good @jessegreenberg.