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Re: gEDA-user: Layer button backgrounds


On Aug 18, 2011, at 12:52 AM, Andrew Poelstra <asp11@xxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:08:34AM +0200, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
>> 
>> This advantage wears off as the user uses the feature more often.
>> Using layers is very basic to PCB. Typical use switches layers 
>> very often in a session. Because of this, long term aspects become 
>> more important, like efficient use of screen real estate and good
>> visibility of important aspects.
>> 
>> Eye icons would demand an additional share of space that cannot be
>> used for the canvas. Greyed out buttons buttons are a very intuitive
>> and obvious way to signal invisibility.
>> 
> 
> Kai (and others), what do you think of this mockup?:
> 
> http://wpsoftware.net/andrew/dump/mockup.png 
> 

I really like this one.  Bonus points for setting layer color by clicking on the colored rectangle.

Steve



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