Change the quill icon to a pencil icon for Compose a new message

[eholtmann]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas

In the Messages section of Canvas, the way to compose a new message is to click on the icon of a quill. Some students don't even know what a quill is. And several of my students though the quill icon was a picture of a leaf.

A pencil is a standard icon on the web for "edit." Let's make the button easy to find by changing the quill to a pencil. (See attached files for examples.)

Comments from Instructure

For more information, please read through the https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13988-canvas-production-release-notes-2018-01-27 .

[cms_hickss]

I voted this up, but I do not think the new icon should just be a pencil as that generally suggests "edit" throughout the system.

I opened up five clients and two just use the word "compose" (google and yahoo), one uses "write message" (earthlink), one uses an envelope with a plus sign (Office 365), and the other uses a piece of paper with a pencil (Mac Mail). I also checked to see how the iOS on my phone shows it, it's a piece of paper with a pencil.

[kara_robinson]

SUCCESS!!  Looks like we finally got the quill changed to the pen tool!  Well done all and thanks to  @eholtmann  for bringing this up! :smileygrin:

[Renee_Carney]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas 

For more information, please read through the Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-01-27) .

[dnolan2]

And we really appreciate it! Looks great!

Diane Nolan

IT Associate, PLSH 279A

Agronomy and Horticulture

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

402-472-1515

[kim_flowers]

We saw it yesterday in our training session. Thanks  @Renee_Carney ! Exciting news!!

[Renee_Carney]

 @eholtmann  Thank You  for submitting this idea, as well as,  @jbrady2  Thank You ,  @kim_flowers  Thank You , kara.robinson Thank You ,  @rlbrown21  Thank You ,  @James  Thank You ,  @gnoack  Thank You , thomasb Thank You ,  @lezonl2  Thank You , cdoherty Thank You ,  @tchilt  Thank You ,  @frederick_smith  Thank You ,  @Chris_Hofer  Thank You , daniel.horsley Thank You , david.heath Thank You ,  @kmeeusen  Thank You ,  @meichin  Thank You , Deactivated user,  @buellj  Thank You ,  @thompsli  Thank You ,  @tdelillo  Thank You , llawrence10 Thank You ,  @bwalters1  Thank You  @margaret_meijer  Thank You ,  @karen_yip  Thank You , tldrobitsky Thank You , lchilcott Thank You , w0660345 Thank You  ,  @c_bailey  Thank You ,  @gulick_24  Thank You ,  @dnolan2  Thank You ,  @arking  Thank You ,  @hblucher  Thank You , vrondel56 Thank You ,  @vshank  Thank You ,  @kweiler  Thank You , funkmastaz Thank You , sbickley Thank You ,  @kburner  Thank You , & cms_hickss Thank You  for your contributions. Your investment in this idea helped refine a feature which is now part of Canvas! 

[frederick_smith]

Thank you!

Fred

Frederick Key Smith, Ph.D.

Professor of Humanities

Florida Gateway College

(386) 754-4380

[rlbrown21]

Yay!  And there was much rejoicing!

Great improvement!

[kara_robinson]

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