I prefer text to icons. Text has less ambiguity with the additional benefits of being easier to implement and faster to load (at least for html/css). An example

I prefer text to icons. Text has less ambiguity with the additional benefits of being easier to implement and faster to load (at least for html/css). An example is the new Safari [1] and Chrome devtools, which both stem from the old Safari devtools [2]. The new chrome devtools removes the top row navigation icons, leaving only text like 'Elements' and 'Resources'. It's cleaner and tighter than the old UI without sacrificing usability. Safari 6 removed the text and kept the icons. I find myself constantly lost and cycling through the icons. Admittedly, I only use Safari devtools to debug safari issues. Back to the original topic, I think auto-save and undo obsolete the save button. [1] https://developer.apple.com/technologies/safari/developer-tools.html https://developer.apple.com/technologies/safari/developer-to... [2] this site has chrome screenshots, but it's what safari 5 dev tools looked like: https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/overview https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/ov...