I would like to propose a series of changes in the style syntax keywords. The time is now, because if we decide to do it we should do it before 0.70 final ships out. Perhaps release another RC with these changes.
The changes I propose are not radical and are very easy to implement. I can most likely produce the patch against blackbox and bstyleconvert myself. I feel these changes are quite needed in order to make styles more easy to read and understand. 1) Add the suffix .style (or perhaps .appearance) to the main widget resources. Example: menu.title: raised solid border becomes menu.title.appearance: raised solid border 2) Change *.color to *.backgroundColor. That's what that resource really is, let's call it that. Just .color is rather confusing, what color is it? 3) Change *.foregroundColor to *.pictureColor. The former picColor was more appropriate IMO. This resource refers basically to the pictures drawn on buttons and next to menu entries. I don't see the need for such a generic term as "foreground". It tends to confuse people when they find themselves having to choose between textColor and foregroundColor and remembering what's the difference. Why pictureColor and not picColor: because the rest of the resources have long names. I like long, descriptive names, they help people understand faster. I don't see the need to use fg, bg, txt or pic, it's not like we're saving paper and tree lives. This is all, just 3 changes but I think they'd really make a difference. -- Ciprian Popovici -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://asgardsrealm.net/lurker/splash/index.html
