Re: background layout

"Aaron J. Seigo" <[email protected]> wrote on 01/29/2003 10:28:18 
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> hi all...
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> a new background dialog has been committed to CVS. there's a bit of a 
> disagreement over some layout issues. screenshots can be seen at:
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>    http://urbanlizard.com/~aseigo/screens/bgdialog/
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> i'd welcome some input.

bg_new_smallerWidgets.png is clearly best.

The problem with the larger widgets is that they draw your eye away from 
the label. That would be fine if there were additional information, but 
for a color picker there should be just enough to show the selection. I 
think what's in the screenshot is just about right.

bg_new_betterLabels.png is bad because your attention is drawn all the way 
to the justified right edge of the widgets, which have no information at 
all). Also, the larger widgets make the focus boxes seem too crowded and 
cramped. 

So the smaller widgets get my vote.

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