Re: gEDA-user: Layer button backgrounds - summary

[Stephen Ecob <silicon.on.inspiration@xxxxxxxxx>]

3 hours and 55 minutes ago, Vanessa Ezekowitz
<vanessaezekowitz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Another thought comes to mind:  How about a simple horizontal rule separating the read-only layers from the rest?

Good idea.

3 hours and two minutes in the future, Andrew Poelstra <asp11@xxxxxx> wrote:
> This might work. So might coloring the text. But this has the
> same problem as putting text in parentheses: at first glance,
> this visual indicator might mean -anything-.

I agree - italics / parentheses would leave me wondering "what does that mean ?"

Other possibly helpful indicators:

1. As the user moves their pointer over the layers, dynamically show a
"half strength" current-layer indicator - but of course only for the
layers that can be selected.
"half strength" could be done by (say) averaging the colour used to
indicate the current layer with the background colour.  The half
strength changes to full strength and actual selection when the mouse
is clicked.

2. If the user insists on clicking on a non selectable layer then
display text that explains why they can't select it.  The text could
be displayed in the Message Log window, or possibly in a pop up dialog
box.
'Layer "Vias" can be displayed or hidden, but cannot be selected as
the current editing layer'

Just my $0.02, don't know how much work it would be to code these.

Regards,
Stephen

Stephen Ecob
Silicon On Inspiration
Sydney Australia
www.sioi.com.au


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