Why were these icons added?

k7e

During the purple update, these icons were added:

My question is: why?

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pasta_enjoyer7

I never noticed those…
It's probably just to add a “fun” effect to Scratch or to make it more clear as to what the icons are.

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k7e

pasta_enjoyer7 wrote:
I never noticed those…
It's probably just to add a “fun” effect to Scratch or to make it more clear as to what the icons are.

I mean, the pencil implies that you're actually editing something, which with the “edit” tab, you're not, you're just restoring a sprite or turning on Turbo Mode.

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han614698

k7e wrote:
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pasta_enjoyer7 wrote:
I never noticed those…
It's probably just to add a “fun” effect to Scratch or to make it more clear as to what the icons are.
I mean, the pencil implies that you're actually editing something, which with the “edit” tab, you're not, you're just restoring a sprite or turning on Turbo Mode.

Right, but it still just adds a little bit of fun to the editor. there have been studies that show that people enjoy things more with little icons or logos

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ajskateboarder

Icons tend to make it easier to identify actions

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