Damnit, it should've been: http://dribbble.com/shots/303878-Growl-Notification
On Nov 13, 11:38 pm, tenderhooks <[email protected]> wrote: > Look Chris, I really don't get where you're coming from, I don't get > all these "x"'s all over the place and I don't see what the trade off > is. Like in the example I cited originally (http://dribbble.com/shots/ > 303878-Growl-Notification) you can clearly see where the "x" is, > there's no questions. Now, if you don't like it then I say fine, you > could force all "x" (close) graphics to the top left or use your > default graphic or the designer would have one ready made if that > option were enforced. Otherwise the designer would be free to > implement it the way they see fit, let the user flick set their > preference - there's enough customisation in GROWL to justify that. > > I have thought of another idea also: what about having the "x" button > behave magnetic like, so that it's attached to the edge (like with > Daryl Ginn's Theme), behaving like a railway train and so attracted to > wherever the mouse cursor is. This way the "x" button would move to > the users cursor and they wouldn't have to search as it would follow > them, but just on the edge of the notification. > > Thoughts? > > On Nov 13, 3:57 pm, joeyhoer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > As a theme developer, would also like "close button customization" to > > be available. I understand the developers concerns of usability, but I > > think that there is a mutual solution that could be reached. > > > First, I would like to note that OSX itself has different close > > buttons for different types of windows - HUD, Standard, QuickLook. > > Given that Growl is so customizable, and that the current close button > > is quite outdated, I feel that there is good merit to the fact that > > people would desire to customize the style of the close button. Of > > particular concern are cases in which the close button is offset > > drastically because a theme uses borders or animations which require a > > larger frame. > > > I have familiarity with the theme that "changes" the close button to > > red. Actually, the theme simply uses some clever CSS to overlay the > > current close button. This isn't a practical solution - a much cleaner > > solution would be if you were to allow developers to customize the > > close button themselves, and allow users to "opt-in" to a customized > > close button of chose the default. (I hope that made sense) > > > I envision an option in the preferences that would "Enable customized > > close buttons" - perhaps even on a theme by theme basis. And then let > > developers hook in this functionality by using a %close% class or > > something similar. > > > I understand the concerns about usability, but I feel like users would > > be presented with a much better experience if this was themeable. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
