chockenberry/Slack Formatting Bar Feedback.txt

## Slack Formatting Bar Feedback.txt
There are a couple of problems with the new formatting bar:

1) The icon to turn it on/off doesn't make sense. It's a toolbar, and the "Aa" doesn't get that concept across. It's in a strange place, next to "@" and ":-)", icons that cause an element to come up over the text field without changing it. A lot of smart folks aren't figuring this out (and let's face it, no one reads the fricken' manual.) Don't believe me, check out the replies to this tweet:

https://twitter.com/chockenberry/status/1196992017143779328

2) Once you have the epiphany to turn it off, it doesn't turn off the functionality. I've been using Markdown since it was just a glint in John Gruber's eye, and it's actually easier for me to _read_ text *like this* even when it contains `code`.

If I opt out of the formatting bar, it feels like I should be opting out the fancy completion stuff, too.

Thanks for listening.
	There are a couple of problems with the new formatting bar:

	1) The icon to turn it on/off doesn't make sense. It's a toolbar, and the "Aa" doesn't get that concept across. It's in a strange place, next to "@" and ":-)", icons that cause an element to come up over the text field without changing it. A lot of smart folks aren't figuring this out (and let's face it, no one reads the fricken' manual.) Don't believe me, check out the replies to this tweet:

	https://twitter.com/chockenberry/status/1196992017143779328

	2) Once you have the epiphany to turn it off, it doesn't turn off the functionality. I've been using Markdown since it was just a glint in John Gruber's eye, and it's actually easier for me to _read_ text like this even when it contains `code`.

	If I opt out of the formatting bar, it feels like I should be opting out the fancy completion stuff, too.

	Thanks for listening.