[Bf-funboard] editbuttons layout update / Panel Highlighting

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Ignore previous message double clicked on reply! Silly twitch! ;o)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thorsten Wilms"


> 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.


Highlights and flashing sections(buttons or panels) are in my opinion more
of a visual clutter. I prefer a solid background similar to Ton's current
version.