[Bf-taskforce25] Mockup note

[joe]

I'm a little confused. . .is the idea still to have the text are be
clickable too?  Isn't that the same thing as having it inside a larger
button?  In that respect, I kindof like the second one.

Joe

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:27 AM, William Reynish <william at reynish.com> wrote:
>
> On 15 Mar, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Matt Ebb wrote:
>
>
>> Anyways, for the reasons I mentioned previously, I'm still not too
>> keen on the properties_text_outside.png mockup. I was thinking though
>> what possible modifications could be made to keep the advantages of
>> both methods:
>> * title spatially separated from value, for alignment, truncation etc
>> * large available space for manipulating the button
>> * clear visual connection between title and value, so you know exactly
>> what title a property has at a glance.
>>
>> I did a few quick ideas here:
>> http://mke3.net/blender/interface/controls/number_fields_title01.png
>
>
> That's great - these mockups show how having text outside the buttons
> can work. The first one is the least visually distracting to me, and
> clearly communicates the fact that it's the number you interact with
> and not the text.
>
> You could even extend this style for use in boolean values, ie. check
> marks, where the value (the check mark) becomes visually connected.
> This also helps communicate the fact that you can click on the entire
> area to enable or disable these controls, like this:
>
> http://www.reynish.com/files/blender25/checkmark_buttons.png
>
> I think for the sliders we'll want to keep the text inside the widget
> though, because the drag-able area is then is big as possible, plus
> you get more precise visual feedback and precision. With sliders, the
> main thing you are focused on is usually some kind of percentage
> anyway, so I think that's fine.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -William
>
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