Show Inbox number on mobile

[dfabulich]

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Note: We're showing the number twice. Is that bad? I guess I prefer it…?

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[dfabulich]

@alice-blue

[alice-blue]

Having the number next to "inbox" in the drop-down menu makes sense. I'm not sure how understandable it will be to also have it show up next to "menu." (There are 17 menu items? 17 new menu items?) But I guess people will figure it out if they click menu, and then see the matching number next to inbox. Another option might be to just have a colored circle/dot next to "Menu" (maybe smaller) without a number inside, just to indicate something new, but I don't know how to make that screen-reader friendly.

[dfabulich]

Another idea I toyed with was to hide the number in the "Menu" button when you expand the menu, but that made the Menu either scoot around in a way that didn't feel good, or have weird blank space where the hidden number occupies space.

This was the best option I could come up with, but I still don't feel totally satisfied with it.

[alice-blue]

I don't think it's a big deal to have the number shown twice. I'd be a little more concerned about confusion than redundance. (And it's the fact that the number is next to the word "menu" that makes it potentially confusing.) The only other thing I can think of is to put some kind of icon there next to "Menu" instead of a circle (maybe an envelope icon? A red one, even?) and have alt text for it. You wouldn't necessarily need a number there. But this also seems like the kind of thing we can improve later if we think of a better idea.