On 04/07/2008, at 8:04 AM, Mike Schrag wrote:
>>> yeah, it totally agree, just we shouldn't use the gel caps for
>>> this as they are associated with a window, not a subsection of a
>>> window.
>>>
>>> Maybe just a plus and minus in a black circle will be enough. I'm
>>> not sure how other people use eclipse, but I rarely min/maximise.
>> Oh ,yeah ... Definitely. I'm going to try out the "X" style that
>> is used for closing tabs but drawing a +/- inside of it.
> This isn't up yet -- Haven't done any of the rollover states:
>
> <pastedGraphic.png>
>
>
> They're a little heavy, actually, next to the gear, which is the
> same color but about half the visual weight .... I'm wondering if I
> should do a gear inside of the same kind of circle, but I think I'd
> have to lose the triangle to do it to keep it from looking weird.
> The gear is also a 10 px diameter circle whereas close/plus/minus
> are two pixel diameters. To beef up the gear means making it wider,
> though, to maintain the same proportions with the triangle. I'm not
> sure it will still be enough, either. Opinions? Am I being too
> picky? Actually, I think the gear should definitely be 12 px
> diameter now that I'm looking at it. It would look a lot better.
> Time to head home, but I'll clean it up tonight. That might be
> enough to just make it the same size. I'm curious what the X would
> look like as that + turned 45 degrees also rather than the thinner
> Safari-style X that it is now. I think at 45 degrees the arms might
> not be long enough -- it might turn into a gray mush when it
> antialiases that angle. Oh well.
Kind of looks like an action to add or remove selected items rather
than max/minimize.
Maybe these should appear when hovering over the tab?
with regards,
--Lachlan Deck
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