[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65083: Toolbar: Simplify profile item by removing "Howdy, <UserName>" text and using a circular avatar

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#65083: Toolbar: Simplify profile item by removing "Howdy, <UserName>" text and
using a circular avatar
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 Reporter:  lucasmdo                 |       Owner:  audrasjb
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Toolbar                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-design-  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility,
  feedback                           |  css, administration
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Comment (by joedolson):

 I'm going to remove the accessibility focus here, as I don't see anything
 in this ticket that clearly suggests an accessibility focus to these
 goals. Saving space and improving the icon usage are fine, but not
 relevant to accessibility. I do think that it raises at least one
 potential accessibility problem, however.


  - I don't agree with changing the avatar to rounded. Increasing the size
 makes sense, but cropping icons frequently can lose key details, and I
 don't think it's necessary. The argument that all of the other icons are
 "round or icon-shaped" doesn't really work for me. "Icon-shaped" isn't
 meaningful; and nothing is actually round except for the WordPress logo.
  - Icon only links are difficult for voice command users. The current
 avatar is intentionally using an empty alt attribute so that the visible
 text is the actual command name, making it easy for a voice command user
 to trigger this menu. Since this is where the 'log out' link is located,
 it's actually a fairly critical menu to be able to access easily. If the
 trigger only contained the gravatar, then the trigger name is masked and
 difficult to discover.
  -

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