On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:14:03 +0100 JoshyFun <[email protected]> wrote:
>[...] > >> 4) The texts "Options", "Target OS", etc, must have some air in the > >> left. Also the bottom checkboxes. Also the texts does not match the > >> top of their comboboxes and text edits which produces a serious visual > >> conflict. > JM> I moved the texts but I now I experience a same Form Designer problem > that I > JM> had earlier. When I try to move the "Options:" label, other controls move > with > JM> it. As you can see it is too high and can't be moved separately. > JM> Must do a bug report later. > > Controls are being moved quite sure because they are anchored ones to > others, maybe you must remove all anchors (to other objects) while you > design. Maybe Juha has not yet spotted the anchor editor? > >> 5) "Help" and "Close" buttons must be bigger to allow > >> internacionalization. > JM> They are autosized. Made Build and Save Profiles autosized, too. Now Build > JM> looks too narrow. > > Autosized buttons are great for internacionalization but awful from > the design point of view. Also the Delphi way of placing icons just > side by side with text is "catastrofic" :) unless you set the same > button 20 times :) TBitBtn shows icons depending on platform. For your own apps your can override this with Application.ShowButtonGlyphs > >> 6) Black line below "Profiles", remove or add the same to "Build > >> options". > JM> What black line? Are we looking at the same pics? > > Yes. It seems to be the 3D effect of the "Add, Remove, Rename" > toolbar. > > >> Maybe this is very platform specific but the advanced should be in the > >> left side and profiles in the right one due the "Close" button. > JM> Uh, I don't know about that. > > As most people is right hand dealing with the mouse they (or us) have > some inclination to leave the mouse in the right portion of the screen > so more important (not used, important) operations should be in the > right-bottom (in the bottom because most people have screens located > upper their waists. This depends on platform. >[...] About colors: Don't mix fixed colors and themed colors. You can use fixed text color on fixed background or theme color on theme background, but not fixed color on theme background. Mattias Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
