on 4/3/01 2:36 PM, Christian M. M. Brady at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> How can you question my own testimony?
I just find it astounding.
> My eyesight is not great, I am
> near-sighted and wear glasses, but I don't have any real trouble seeing it.
> Do I get great detail? No, but you didn't get that with the menu bar
> indicator in OS 9.1.
Well, based on my experience, I find pale green with a pale whitish
background less than easy to distinguish, while I find a red bar that
diminishes with time (in the shape of a battery, no less) pretty obvious.
> Actually, it is *much* more efficient than in 9. In 9 I have to scroll
> through my Control Strip in order to find my battery CSM (since it is too
> long to leave exposed) and then look for time left, etc. With OSX just
> hover. Much less time and effort. The menu bar indicator in OS9 doesn't
> really tell one anything...
Well, my CSM is arranged in such a way that the essential parts are all
grouped in one area, which I can leave visible at all times... that way I
always immediately see what certain status indicators show... Generally, one
look at my desktop gives me a plethora of information, which I have to hunt
down, or scrub for under OS X - in all fairness, these are all details that
I am certain will be addressed as OS X evolves.
> The height of the Control strip in OS9. Is that small enough for you?
Yeah, that's about the height at which the battery image becomes useless to
make out any details. Compare that to an icon, which conveys information
easily and directly through representation. Certainly the 'photo' vs. 'icon'
debate is a lively one, but at least iconic representations should be chosen
for essential status information, IMO.
Harry
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