>From where I sit anthrax not only looks better (if perhaps more "old-style", e.g. motif-like), but works better. The transparent style often has trouble where the cursor and selections with the mouse and otherwise don't line up with the text, making it very annoying to work with entering values. Even with anthrax it's not the epitome of usability but at least I can see where the cursor is and what's selected.
On Nov 26, 2007 1:32 PM, Melchior FRANZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Thomas -- Monday 26 November 2007: > > While this worked for me, another suggestion was made that FG's > > default menu/dialog style should be changed to "Anthrax". [...] > > Are there any strong opinions for or against this change? > > No. There are only two things to consider: > > - anthrax'[1] bitmap fonts are a bit slower to render than classic's > texture fonts. But dialogs aren't usually open at flight. (Except > maybe the frame rate counter dialog.) > > - plib 1.9.4 has several GUI bugs, which causes some widgets to > be displayed wrongly, as you can see in the property browser on > the left side in this wiki screenshot [46 kB]: > > http://wiki.flightgear.org/flightgear_wiki/images/0/01/Nasal_console.jpg > > The font should really be white in the listbox, not black. > Another bug with 1.9.4 is that some text fields are pink, while > all of them should be yellow. That's fixed in 1.9.5. So, at least > distributors should link their binaries against 1.9.5pre. > > - some people miss the transparency. I don't. > > > On the positive side: > > + anthrax is better for flights in the dark, where the bright classic > dialog boxes "destroy" your dark adaptation > > + it makes the menu and dialog boxes smaller, thanks to the smaller > font (and, yes, that's a good thing :-) > > m. > > > > [1] the name is a bit cheesy. The style was meant to refer to > anthracite, but anthrax was the buzzword of that time, so ... ;-) > I wouldn't mind to rename it. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > -- Hans Fugal Fugal Computing ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
