[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22222: "Mode" buttons bumped below (in 1024x768) when long category name exists

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#22222: "Mode" buttons bumped below (in 1024x768) when long category name exists
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 Reporter:  trepmal                  |       Owner:  Oxymoron
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.4
Component:  Posts, Post Types        |     Version:
 Severity:  minor                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  good-first-bug has-      |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  screenshots 2nd-opinion needs-     |  administration, multisite
  testing                            |
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Comment (by Michael Arestad):

 > "Screen Options" is an intentionally vague description of yore, which
 makes it a great place to tuck noisy and '''not-often-used controls'''...

 I think it's a better spot than where the layout switcher currently is as
 it is definitely a screen option and fits with the other table options.
 Also, I've never seen anyone switch that view, but that's not a huge
 sampling for data. Not only that, but it is more clear what is happening
 than using just the icons.

 I think doing this only in the "Posts" page will cause a few unique
 problems:

 Inconsistency in the UI between Media, various Network screens, and many
 plugins that have adapted the previous UI


 > Plugins will want to follow suit by hiding their view-switching in there
 too

 It kind of already is with the description field being toggle-able.


 Users that are accustomed to switching their table views with buttons that
 have been around for almost a decade will need to rediscover where a
 feature disappeared to.

 A. How often do people really switch?
 B. If it's persistent, it shouldn't matter too much where it is.
 C. When moved up there, it removes one more thing fighting for attention
 in the UI.

 > without consideration for their own unique UX and trusting that
 WordPress core devs did their due diligence and confirmed that "Screen
 Options" tested better with users

 Of course we should do some tests on which works better, but the bigger
 issue is whether it's all that useful in the first place. If not, it
 should probably be in <del>the junk drawer</del> screen options.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/22222#comment:35>
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