flag icon, position of flag icon in relation to a forum's name, star icon

Posted by Graham Perrin on Dec 29, 2008; 3:27pm
URL: https://support.nabble.com/missing-nabble1-functions-in-nabble2-tp2042515p2089204.html

Mike Wilson wrote

On Nabble2 the flag icon appears in different places

For messages (probably the most common applciation of flags) AFAIK the placement is consistent: always to the right of the subject of the message.

without an explanation about the difference and is quite small. I didn't even notice the one for the list

For a forum (probably a less common application of a flag) you're right, the positioning is different.

Personally, I never used a flag for a forum. YMMV.
I do use my browser, or a bookmarking service, to bookmark fora.

and for the other two flags my inner voice said:

message flag: "this is probably how I flag this message as inappropriate/abuse, I'll stay away from that"
user flag: "hum. flag this user as abusive? confused... I'll definitively stay away from that."

The option to ban appears in the 'More' menu and <http://n2.nabble.com/Bug--Banning-users-tp791230p791409.html> explains how "Any user can ban any user".

* replace flag with star ("starred" items is fairly well-known)

-1

To users of mail clients across the board, the flag icon is probably more familiar than the star.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol>

In some other environments I favour a star icon but in Nabble, I favour the traditional familiar flag.

* add explanatory title beside flag/star (or at least as tooltip)

Maybe.

First, I would like to see the flag and other icons explained in help,
<http://n2.nabble.com/help/SearchHelp.jtp?query=flag>
<http://n2.nabble.com/help/SearchHelp.jtp?query=icon>.

* move the forum flag/star up and to the right of the forum name

+1 to the repositioning,
unless Nabble have a good reason for its current placement.

Regards
Graham