On the evidence of this article, the author needs to read up on basic HCI principles in UI design, in particular the concept of mode error and issues relating to colour blindness.
The proposed designs offer poor usability for a number of reasons and I sincerely hope it doesn't get implemented for anything important.
Thanks for the feedback. There is a lot more UI work in progress. These design docs are really just a view into the early stages of defining a problem and how we'll tackle it, rather than the finished roadmap, design, UI etc.
The proposed designs offer poor usability for a number of reasons and I sincerely hope it doesn't get implemented for anything important.