bbcmicrobit / bbcmicrobit/PythonEditor
Save button is confusing
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 201
- Forks
- 126
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Kids tend to see both the 'Download' and the 'Save' button and wonder which one they should use (and adults tend to be even more confused)
I think it would be good to be more explicit about the difference and make the 'save' feature to generate a python file slightly less on the 'fast path'. Here's a super-quick mockup to show intent.

Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the editor's Download and Save controls and compare their current labels and placement with the linked mockup. Done means the distinction is explicit for children and adults, and generating a Python file through Save is no longer on the fast path.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100