Re: gEDA-user: Layer button backgrounds

[John Hudak <jjhudak@xxxxxxxxx>]

   However you change the buttons, please ensure that it is VERY obvious
   what selection is made/mode it is currently in.  I've seen far to many
   sw products where pushing a button to engage some action or select a
   mode failed to notify the user (either noticeable visual change, audio
   sound, or both) as to the state of the system.  there were some cases
   when the change was so slight that it was almost impossible to see the
   change.
   -J

   On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Colin D Bennett <[1]colin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
   wrote:

     On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:48:48 +0200
     Felix Ruoff <[2]Felix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
     > I personally like the new style you created. Its very nice! I
     think
     > the reason for adding this small rectangles is, that its easier to
     > see, if the button is pressed.
     Good point.  I do like the full color fill you show, Andrew.
     However,
     I think we need a better way of indicating which layers are visible.
     Perhaps a little "X" or checkbox icon on the button?  I already
     dislike
     the current buttons' indication of which layers are visible (change
     of
     fill color and text color with inset or outset border). Maybe
     something
     better can be done.
     Regards,
     Colin
     > Am 18.08.2011 04:00, schrieb Andrew Poelstra:
     > > Hey all,
     > >
     > > I am working on moving the Gtk layer-selector into its
     > > own widget (see bug 699482, for example), and cleaning
     > > up the code.
     > >
     > > A question I have for the group is: why are the backgrounds
     > > of the layer buttons in little rectangles? Is there
     > > opposition to making the background fill the whole buttons,
     > > like so?:
     > >
     > > [3]http://wpsoftware.net/andrew/dump/buttons.png
     > >
     > > It would simplify the code a bit and IMHO looks more modern.
     > > There is a bit of an optical illusion making the new buttons
     > > seem bigger, but I checked in gimp and there is no change in
     > > size.
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   3. http://wpsoftware.net/andrew/dump/buttons.png
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