A tale of two file editors
Sep 1, 2020Emily von Hoffmann
Summary
This post details research into user preferences for the single-file editor versus the Web IDE, revealing distinct use cases for each. It proposes consolidating the 'Edit' and 'Web IDE' buttons into a dropdown menu to allow users to choose their preferred editor, carrying over changes between them. Mockups for this proposed UI change are provided.
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