Re: gEDA-user: Layer button backgrounds - summary

[Andrew Poelstra <asp11@xxxxxx>]

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 04:41:05PM +0200, Kai-Martin Knaak wrote:
> Andrew Poelstra wrote:
> 
> > What we need to do with the treeview/swatch widget, is to indicate
> > that the swatch still works for toggling visibility, but you can't
> > actually select the layer for drawing.
> 
> Complex relationships cannot be indicated by simple graphical means.
> What can easily be done, is an optical hint that these layers do not
> belong to the same class as the upper layers. Simply add some separating
> space between them. 
> 
> Tiny icons add to visual clutter and should only be used for compelling
> reasons. I don't see such a compelling reason here.
>

With this in mind, I have implemented the italicized/separated
suggestion. You can see it here:

http://www.wpsoftware.net/andrew/dump/mockup4.png

I think this works well.

Relatedly, why do we let the user select the 'rats' layer?
Can you actually draw with it?

-- 
Andrew Poelstra
Email: asp11 at sfu.ca OR apoelstra at wpsoftware.net
Web:   http://www.wpsoftware.net/andrew/



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