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Bug 724664 - Design Bug: New Tab Button on the Left
Design Bug: New Tab Button on the Left
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gedit
Classification: Applications
Component: general
3.11.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Gedit maintainers
Gedit maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-02-18 16:36 UTC by Antoine Saroufim
Modified: 2014-04-12 08:59 UTC
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Description Antoine Saroufim 2014-02-18 16:36:36 UTC 
GNOME has consistent designs across its apps. However, Epiphany has a New Tab button on the right while Gedit has it on the left. This is slightly confusing. I kept going to the right side of the headerbar instinctively. Perhaps the New Tab button and save button can be swapped?
Comment 1 Allan Day 2014-02-19 09:15:43 UTC 
This is tricky. I probably wouldn't swap save and new tab, since new tab conceptually belongs with open.

I would also probably say that new tab belongs on the left more than the right, since it is an important, somewhat dominant control. In many of the other apps, we have "New" or "Add" in the far left position for this reason.

In the epiphany case, it looks like new tab went on the right primarily for visual reasons - so you have two buttons on each side, making it balanced. Maybe the balance issue isn't so great though, and new tab could go on the left.

You could argue that we can't have every button in a consistent position of course...
Comment 2 Antoine Saroufim 2014-02-19 14:08:04 UTC 
Personally, I wouldn't mind if Epiphany's New Tab button was moved to the left instead. As long as things are consistent and I don't have to make a complicated brain map on how to reach the New Tab button across several applications, I'd be happy. Perhaps Epiphany can have 3 buttons on each side? Adding a search button on the right and moving the New Tab button to the left might prove to be handy.
Comment 3 Paolo Borelli 2014-04-12 08:59:16 UTC 
as far as I can see Ephy's button was moved. Closing