Pad arrows are missing

[chk]

Using recent preview 5.3-0052

[tonfilm]

this is the result of a feature request that you made :)

Beginners struggle with starting a link from the bottom of an IOBox

Hey there! It feels wrong to sort this thread into the bug category, but there is something about the UX, that I have the impression especially beginners struggle with a lot. It happens soooo often, that they accidentally start a link at the top of an IOBox, when they actually want to send the value downstream. Are there also others who can confirm this? I don’t really have an idea how that issue could be addressed… maybe IOBoxes could dynamically change the direction of the connection when the…

[chk]

Is it? I think the pad should still highlight if its hovered at the top or bottom, when no link is at the mouse…

[tonfilm]

I don’t know if it was disabled deliberately or is just a result of the change. but what additional info would you read from it? wouldn’t it suggest that you have to decide before starting the link, like it was before?

[chk]

I think basically it is important to give some kind of feedback when the pad or the IOBox is hovered and connectable, and this was there before already.

Having the arrows to the top and bottom change where you hover with the mouse was just nice in the UX, and sometimes it is just about that.

[yar]

There is also a behaviour that feels a bit confusing. When you try to create an IOBox above a created circle, it’s created as input. It’s interesting, but I encountered with a lot of situations where it confused me. We can return to the original discussion. Feels like it’s time to try and reinvent this part of UX. Is there a way to experiment with this in some kind of sanbox?