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Confusing icons for auto-reload and refresh #71

Open tormodvm opened 5 years ago

tormodvm commented 5 years ago

I've found that my students are having a hard time wrapping their heads around these icons and what they do. When they want something to run, they press play, and then they don't understand why that button has suddenly disappeared.

I think it's especially confusing for the ones with experience from Scratch.

Could this be done in a different way? There's no other obvious icon that comes to mind, though. Maybe a text that says "auto-reload" with a checkbox next to it?

(btw. Have I reported this before? Had a feeling of deja vu while typing. :D in that case, sorry...)

osban commented 5 years ago

@tormodvm 😀 I would've thought that Play/Pause and Refresh buttons were pretty clear, and there are also the tooltips?

tormodvm commented 5 years ago

Yeah, I would've thought that as well, but there's been some confusion. It's hardest for the ones coming from Scratch, where the play button means the same as the refresh button in flems.

osban commented 5 years ago

I can imagine, but isn't that more a Scratch issue than a Flems one? Esp. the refresh button is consistent with the refresh button in browsers.

tormodvm commented 5 years ago

The refresh button can stay, but I'm not sure if a play icon is the best icon for auto-reload.

porsager commented 5 years ago

Yes, the play/pause icon is not optimal. I also find it a bit weird in the top right corner as it feels more like a part of the editor. So perhaps an auto-reload checkbox inside the editor in the lower right corner?

tormodvm commented 5 years ago

A checkbox would be nice! I think the placement is okay as is, but that's up to you. :)

porsager commented 5 years ago

By the way, if you don't need the play / pause you can hide it.. Would that make things better for now?

tormodvm commented 5 years ago

Yeah, I've done that sometimes, but this was more of a visual enhancement for the times when I actually need it.

porsager commented 4 years ago

I think it'd be a pity to clutter with auto-reload [ checkbox ] so any other ideas are more than welcome.

pygy commented 4 years ago

It took me a while to remember which was which as well...

What about this (glowing/dim depending on state)? "Live" may clash with UI related to streaming but hopefully this prods ideas...

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