OpenEuphoria

RE: Modern windows screens

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Jul 23, 2003
• 494 views

Dan Moyer wrote:
> 
> 
> Al,
> My opinion:
> Also looked at the screenshot, & I *like* the big red "X", as I can't 
> count
> the times I've accidentally closed a window when I just meant to max or 
> min
> it; in fact, I *hate* the change from Win3 to Win9x that moved the close
> button from the *left* side of the window by itself, over to the right 
> side
> next to max/min.
> 
> Dan Moyer
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Getz" <Xaxo at aol.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 8:58 AM
> Subject: RE: Modern windows screens
> 
> 
> > David Cuny wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > You can find a toolkit that supports the 'modern' look and feel here:
> > >
> > >    http://www.beyondata.com/Download.htm
> > >
> > > It works fine under Win95, since it uses emulates many of the controls.
> > > It's
> > > quite nice.
> > >
> > > It's free software, so I don't think there would be any issue in
> > > including it
> > > with Win32Lib. Unfortunately, you'd have to build the library as a DLL
> > > or
> > > have it compiled into Euphoria to have it work - the latter option being
> > >
> > > unlikely.
> > >
> > > -- David Cuny
> > >
> >
> > Ah ha!  So that's what they are calling the 'modern look' 
> > I took a look at the screenshot.
> >
> > Well, i call it the "kid's desktop look" hee hee.
> >
> > I just dont like that big red X close button.
> >
> > I do like the offwhite color scheme though...
> > Kinda like the squarish tabs on the tab controls too. Easier to draw.
> >
> > Still like the 'classic' style better though.
> >
> > Any other opinions?
> >
> > Take care for now,
> > Al
> >
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> 

Ok 

I realize it's not the color i dont like, it's the design of it.
The x, along with the min and max buttons, look like kid's
blocks.  I think Kat was saying something like this too...
Just before those three buttons we might see A, B and C.

Also, color has scope just like program variables.  If you have
a red background x somewhere on the window and it's to have
very special significance, then you shouldnt have it anywhere
else.

If you have problems closing out windows (or avoiding that)
you can make the closeout button bigger by changing system settings
cant you?

Take care,
Al