victrme / Bonjourr

Minimalist & lightweight startpage inspired by iOS
https://bonjourr.fr
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Add a new button for adding links #487

Open trmdi opened 2 weeks ago

trmdi commented 2 weeks ago

Could you add a small auto-hide button for adding new links, similar to the "Add a new group" button? This button could be always visible when there is no link at all.

I know I can add new links from inside the "Setting" button, or by right-clicking in the link area, but they're not as visible as the "Add new group" button. Also, when you already have a long list of links added, you have to right-click in the tiny gap between links, which is quite challenging...

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Gitoffthelawn commented 2 weeks ago

When do you propose the button would reveal itself?

trmdi commented 2 weeks ago

When do you propose the button would reveal itself?

When the link area is empty: always display Otherwise, when the user hovers the mouse over that area.

Gitoffthelawn commented 2 weeks ago

When do you propose the button would reveal itself?

When the link area is empty: always display Otherwise, when the user hovers the mouse over that area.

That was my concern. Although I like the overall idea, I personally would prefer not to have UI elements appearing and disappearing as the user moves the cursor around the Bonjourr page. Can you suggest a way to keep the overall goal without having elements appear/disappear as the user moves the cursor (or extra always-visible elements)? Off the top of my head, an "edit mode" is the most common way to do this. What do you think?

victrme commented 2 weeks ago

Hello @trmdi and @Gitoffthelawn !

This is exactly the reason why we did not add a "+" on links, it would be very distracting to see it appear everytime we want to click on a link.

We did that for link groups though because the UI is much clearer that way. Still, I'm not a fan.

Having an "edit mode" or "locked" links would be the best solution indeed. Like in this issue: #287