How would you like your toolbar to be?

Our current toolbar for JomSocial isn't ideal. I will be the first to admit that. The main problem with current design is that all the main social objects, such as the photos, videos, groups and events are hidden under the 'Application' tab. The reason behind this decision is that, JomSocial was originally designed so that it can fit within 650-pixel wide site. There are simply not enough space to fit all those words.

The solution is rather simple. Some things don't really need explaining, IF we can get nice icons for them. So, here is our take, on a potentially new design for the toolbar.

Oh, as you can see from the shot, we have also managed to squeeze in a nice little feature, selectable toolbar color! Although customizing the toolbar is easy, we feel that giving users option to quickly change the toolbar color to match their site will save a lot of people, a lot of time.

Naturally, we will make sure most of the API for the old toolbar works and will make sure the markup behind it is solid.

Do you have any fresh idea on how the toolbar can be improved ? perhaps you have a sketch you want to share with us? We would love to hear it.