I doubt that CW are mindreaders but I had written up a request for a custom Control Bar module before the latest release and was pleased to see the inclusion of the Custom Module. Must have been a good idea. However, they stopped a little short of an optimal solution.
I would have gone with a tight 9 x 9 display of user selected icons.
1. User selectable icons. - Simple dialog to select an icon.
- Much like selecting track icons
- Simple dialog to assign supported commands
- Exactly as implemented in the latest release.
- Icon criteria much like creating icons for Windows apps
- Guidelines for size, resolution
- Any color, design, symbol, meaning you want.
2. Text support through tool tips- No issues with getting the best text based description to fit.
- Most efficient use of screen real estate.
- Welcome relief if you are a native German speaking user
- Maybe support a little larger font?
No effort with what any icon means since it is user selectable.
No problem with implementing more than a 9 X 9 matrix, but i'd rather have something much sooner than just a little more capable.
For added value, Sonar could ship with two included icon sets
1. A nice clean set styled after the X series
2. A retro pack from the 8.5 release for those who really, really, really like 8.5.
Or maybe include it as a membership benefit.
Or perhaps Panup will beat them to it.