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[Tom Wright <tom.tdw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
you are probably looking at the order currently included as opposed to the new one proposed; in fact many of the issues you highlight are exactly the ones this change is designed to fix.

The change focuses on 3 key areas:
 - Structural Consistency
The new layout completely follows the Gnome Human Interface guidelines on toolbars, having the same order as the menus, and uses the order suggested for office applications. The principles are the same as those used in gedit, nautilus and Eye Of Gnome.
 - Easy of use
The new layout has a save button and a label for the crop button; I can guarantee you that without these many new users will be asking how to save the images produced. As of these changes, users are able to access the entire functionality of the application graphically.
 - Visual Consistency
I have moved the mode selector to the end of the toolbar for 2 reasons. Firstly, in the new Ubuntu theme it looks visually distinct from the rest of the icons and would look messy in the middle of the toolbar (placing it at the start would be inconsistent with the rest of the desktop). Its functionality is also conceptually distinct as it changes the mode of the application instead of initiating an action (things which perform different tasks should look different).

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Toolbar confusing for new users
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543384
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Status in Simple Scan: Triaged
Status in “simple-scan” package in Ubuntu: Triaged

Bug description:
The current toolbar, whilst simple, could better guide new users through the process of scanning a document. In particular adding a save button (users generally don't look in menus) and a label for the crop button would make it just that little bit more obvious (this is particularly important as in my experience, workstations used for scanning are shared so this might well be many's first experience of Ubuntu). This change is inline with the gnome hig section on toolbars and is consistent with the menu.

I have made all necessary changes in the attached branch and added several screenshots. Note that I also had to change the order slightly for the icons to fit in.