Joel de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ok... well, I took a few days off the topic; thinking that maybe > I might have a better understanding and change of heart after > a while. Now, after thinking about it some more, I think my > greatest apprehension stems from the feeling that Rene's L&F > is being forced unto me. It gives me the same feeling when I > was in school (an Italian, all boys, school) where we all had to > wear the same uniform, same haircut, same everything. I think > the lack of color (you can have any color as long as it's black) > also contributed to this feeling, especially when Reece mentioned > Schindler's list. It evokes in me the same feeling of Nazi style > control and the holocaust or the borg or a dark penal colony > in a planet somewhere in the 3050AD.
Yeah, it is a little bit grim. You seem to have some Spirit person who comes up with beautiful banners. Can you get something for Boost that's as pretty, but also very professional? > The docs are works of various authors. They should have control over > the L&F. I am 100% for uniformity, but it should not be *forced* > uniformity. It should be something that we agree on. Agreed. > That said, in the spirit of cooperation and team work, > I'll withdraw my current objections and accept Rene's work > and recommend that the current QuickBook L&F be modified to > come closer to Rene's. I think closer would probably be an improvement. > Indeed, Rene's current version looks very professional. Is it the > best? No, it is not. To be honest, I prefer the wikipedia style. I > remember Daniel Wallin showed me something like it and I liked it a > lot. However, given that eveyone now seems to be gravitating towards > Rene's, and considering the amount of time spent on it, I'd give it > my approval (FWIW). > At it's current state, and conceding details, I have only one > strong objection left: the links. Please retain the current > QuickBook link style. It's the same as the wikipedia style. > It works, it is less distracting and it is pleasing to see, > and, you don't need to have it differently for the table of > contents, code and general links in the content. Since I don't feel very comfortable with any of the link styles when I look at them closely, I am inclined toward the wikipedia style as being "less evil" than an invented product just on the basis of familiarity. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
