[Bf-funboard] editbuttons layout update / Panel Highlighting

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thorsten Wilms" <t_w_@freenet.de>
To: <bf-funboard@blender.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Bf-funboard] editbuttons layout update / Panel Highlighting


> On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 06:22:39PM +1000, Matt Ebb wrote:
> > ...
> > > >
http://www.shadeless.dk/editbuttons2_vertical_othercollapse_nolines.jpg
> > >
> > > Much better! Less is more.
> >
> > I disagree - particularly the way the panels system is being
implemented,
> > it's very useful to clearly show what belongs to what panel. The panels
can
> > be dragged around, collapsed, manipulated, docket with other panels,
etc.
> > it's very flexible and it's important to be able to visualise these
sorts of
> > things so people know where the headers are, where to drag, where to
drop,
> > etc.
>
> I find this thin lines very distracting. There must be a better way.
> How about highlighting the extents of the panel on mouseover? It
> would give an extra notion of the panel beeing manipulatable _and_
> cut down on visual clutter.
>
> > > And the arrowheads for collapsing panels ...
> > > it looks like it could be for some dropdown menu as well.
> > >
> > > It represents state. The problem is, it could mean the
> > > current state or the state to change to.
> > > Maybe you could come with a simple icon that refers to the
> > > _action_ of collapsing/expanding.
> >
> > The disclosure triangle was chosen because it is a standard control used
in
> > a number of operating systems, for exactly this purpose -
> > expanding/collapsing areas. Here's an excerpt from Apple's (older OS8)
UI
> > guidlines regarding them:
> > http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/HIGOS8Guide/thig-24.html ,
and
> > a less in-depth description from the OSX UI guidelines:
> >
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AquaHIGuidelines/AHIGControls/index.html .
>
> So Apple users will know what the disclosure triangle means, but most
> Windows users will not. I still think an icon refering to the action
> could be an improvement. But then again, the triangle is simple.
>
>
> ---
> Thorsten
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