The current icon 
is not very intuitiv, 
may be better.
manfredbrandl
All 12 comments
A question mark would be much easier to spot when looking for help. However, an “?” icon is confusingly also used for the feature querying function on the main map at osm.org. openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#1712 proposes changing that icon to a pointer arrow. #4651 proposes moving the button outside the map area, which would also make it less likely to be confused with the Query Features button.
1ec5
on 3 Jan 2018
Agreed, we can do better - the current icon says "bookmark" to me.
bhousel
on 3 Jan 2018
There may be another possible icon:
manfredbrandl
on 8 Jan 2018
The i icon is a good choice; Maybe not universal and quite western-centric (is there such thing as internationalization for icon?) but at least the use is consistent with other parts of iD.
althio
on 8 Jan 2018
When looking at the "i" icon I think of information, not necessarily a button for help.
mxdanger
on 11 Jan 2018
This panel includes : Short documentation (called Help) + Keyboard shortcut reference + Walkthrough.
Also note that i icon is used on the main map at osm.org: for the map key.
althio
on 11 Jan 2018
@althio Do you have an idea for an icon to express the contents of this panel?
manfredbrandl
on 19 Jan 2018
Do you have an idea for an icon to express the contents of this panel?
I prefer to give all kinds of ideas and let several people give their feedback.
So, caution: this is a unrestricted braindump :smile:
all examples only for illlustrative purpose, CC-BY on https://thenounproject.com
theme | icon
--- | ---
Question | 
Information | 
Documentation | 
Help | 
First-aid | 
Inner workings | 
Directions | 
Training | 
Welcome | 
Start/play | 
althio
on 21 Jan 2018
I stretched out the book a bit, added depth, removed the unnecessary bookmark, and stuck a '?' on it. I think it's better!
bhousel
on 29 Jan 2018
I also tried out a version with an i. It's not bad, but as @althio pointed out, it's maybe a bit more Western-centric. Also it bothered me that you need to click H to activate a thing with an i on it.
Did not do:
bhousel
on 29 Jan 2018
back to my comment about consistency:
In other places, an i icon is already used (mini-doc for features, with description from wiki). What do you think about changing them? How about the same book+? icon?
althio
on 30 Jan 2018
@bhousel I really like the book with the ? on top of it, seen it on preview. Much clearer now.
manfredbrandl
on 31 Jan 2018
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