Question: The ArangoDB User Interface appears to have many menu selections in a gray color. It looks to my eye like they are "grayed-out".
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pGuKselITNU/WtXsGlg88nI/AAAAAAAAC0U/rPP87tQvGYwWiFrQwprJe0w2wjAyB-vEQCLcBGAs/s1600/arango-grayed-out.PNG> However, when I hover over them with my mouse, they suddenly light up and display their color, and I find that they are active and available menu choices. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bcbYTRzsgF4/WtXp45hndKI/AAAAAAAAC0A/pWKpt-TUthcj7uvpd9xFotXXtdEygmppQCLcBGAs/s1600/hover.PNG> This is confusing to me as I always assumed that when something is grayed-out, it is in-active and is unable to be selected, as in this example, where the forward and back buttons are grayed out, indicating that they are not viable selections at this time. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2-F3KfCufdQ/WtXreUMXIEI/AAAAAAAAC0M/xsInQMq0Xb8Wd3ZTWUz9FDaCSyMtPvifgCLcBGAs/s1600/gray.PNG> Does this choice reflect new thinking in GUI design? Admittedly this is not the first place I have noticed the "active" grayed-out behavior in newer applications, but I fail to understand why it is being used and what it means. Thanks, Jeff -- NOTICE: This electronic transmission is confidential and intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and destroy this message in its entirety (including all attachments). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ArangoDB" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
