Please, do not offer a delete function that prominent !
This has come up before. Where should this action button move? Or should
there be an alert message? How to resolve this with pro users who get
angry with how hidden or alert-messaged the functionality is? Would
welcome feedback here beyond the simple negative.
What about requiring double clicks on the delete icon to make sure a user
didn't accidentally click the icon. And at the same time only showing a
tooltip on single clicks: "Are you sure you want to delete this item?
Double click to delete."
That way power-users can go on with their deletions without a substantial
barrier, but newbies are much less likely to accidentially delete things.
Variations: Require shift-click or crtl-/option-click on the delete button.
I know, this isn't an already well established UI pattern, though. :/
Cheers.
Martin
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