[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21206: Replace Farbtastic color picker

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#21206: Replace Farbtastic color picker
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 Reporter:  lessbloat                            |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)                       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  3.5
Component:  UI                                   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch ux-feedback needs-testing  |
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Comment (by lessbloat):

 I really like iris-picker-13.diff.  I tried thinking through a couple of
 user scenarios.  Here are the two that stick out to me:

 1) I think users may have trouble selecting pure black, or white.  It's
 possible, but it requires that they click (and hold) in the color
 selector, and then drag the puck to the top or bottom edge.  We can test
 this scenario on users, but my guess is that it may be hard for some to
 figure out.

 2) When the default color is near white (i.e. #f1f1f1), or near black
 (i.e. # 010101), there aren't any good visual indicators that other color
 options are available.

 [[Image(http://f.cl.ly/items/3a2A1R30353L2C1B2v3V/default-colors.jpg)]]

 Most users will likely figure it out by just clicking around, but is there
 anything more we can do to improve this?

 Just throwing an idea out there, what if we did something like this:

 [[Image(http://f.cl.ly/items/1j3o0q2f291a3z260b00/color-picker-with-
 swatches.jpg)]]

 Allowing users to quickly select white or black (with a single click), or
 hop directly to a specific color by clicking one of the color swatches
 below.

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