Change the blue bar cog to the word edit

Norman_Castle

Few posts recently have struggled to find how to edit or delete their posts. Changing the gear cog to the word edit would make it much clearer. No idea why a symbol was used rather than a word.

x_raphael_xx

A cog is very often used as a symbol for 'settings'.
Most devices and websites use a cog/gear, so its a pretty universal icon.

MSE_Laura_F

Thanks for this @Norman_Castle. The cog houses the 'edit' button but also the 'delete' button, for those who've been a member a little while and posted a certain number of times, so we keep them both tidied away under the one symbol.

BootsMullery

MSE_Laura_F said:

Thanks for this @Norman_Castle. The cog houses the 'edit' button but also the 'delete' button, for those who've been a member a little while and posted a certain number of times, so we keep them both tidied away under the one symbol.

 As @Norman_Castle said, many people do seem to struggle to find that the cog does actually lead to the Edit/Delete buttons. I have responded to a number of people who just don't see it. The wording Edit or Edit/Delete would seem to be more user friendly.
There does seem to be many unnecessary posts where people make a second post to amend what they said on a first one as they presumably don't realise that they could do an Edit or even Delete and re-post.

Norman_Castle

MSE_Laura_F said:

Thanks for this @Norman_Castle. The cog houses the 'edit' button but also the 'delete' button, for those who've been a member a little while and posted a certain number of times, so we keep them both tidied away [Hidden] under the one symbol.

Don't bother changing anything then. Ignore the number of forum users who fail to figure out the cog is the key to editing or deleting posts and that the words edit or delete are self explanatory.

Do MSE understand what user friendly means?

Norman_Castle

x_raphael_xx said:

A cog is very often used as a symbol for 'settings'.
Most devices and websites use a cog/gear, so its a pretty universal icon.

It might be valid where it leads to numerous setting or options but not to replace Edit/Delete.

Jenni_D

But a cog is more mobile-friendly, innit  

RobM99

As said, it's a universal icon. Clicketh and ye shall discover.

molerat

Having any symbol consistently appear on the screen in that position would be an improvement !