Hi Hillar, just a quick reply ... without that much thought ;-)
Am Samstag, den 05.03.2011, 12:16 +0200 schrieb Hillar Liiv: > Here is one bug report to change "Color palette: number of columns" > everywhere constant (same number colums/row to make creating palettes > easier). > > Which way to go? > > - change to 8x12 > - change to 10x11 To ask another question: What problem will be solved with that change? In the first step, consistency is usually an improvement, so that our users are not forced to re-think when using an almost identical control element (color palette). But does it ease to create / provide color palettes? Color palettes are created for different purposes, e.g. because the company colors are A, B, and C. So - from the user's / company's perspective - these guys won't add additional colors to fill the palette because one of their tools (amongst others) works that way :-) So my first statement is, that there is a need to reconsider the color choosers anyway. Because: * We have additional vertical color selections (list with color names, e.g. when selecting a background color via toolbar) * Changing palettes / colors is currently a nightmare * ... Concerning your initial question - I would go for 8x12 if we don't cause scrollbars within the usual dialogs when a few additional colors are added. My rationale: In the old days of EGA graphics, there have been color pallets with 16 colors (or advanced: 64 colors). Even today, many of the color palettes start with these basic colors - so they get shown in two rows which makes them distinct in the dialog. > Bug report is here: > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34896 Thanks! Could you please take care to sum up the discussion (if there are any more thoughts on that) and add this to the issue? Cheers, Christoph -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/design/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***