Thanks for your feedback, Tres! Very much appreciated. I'll address some
of those points here:
On 01/27/2014 09:11 PM, Tres Finocchiaro wrote:
>
> * New icon bleeds a bit into the OS, needs better border.
>
I did say it should have a drop shadow...
>
> * Scrollbars seem a big bright considering the new color scheme.
>
Optical illusion, they have exactly the same brightness as the buttons.
"Active" UI elements such as buttons and sliders are supposed to stand
out from the background, and I'm not sure if they really need to be
changed as they're very clear and easy to find the way they are now. If
anything, maybe the contrast could be lowered a bit, but not by much.
Personally I like the dark background on them, makes them look all
futuristic.
>
> * Mismatched dimensions for the instrument icons cause some visual
> spacing issues for the instrument text.
>
This is something that needs to be fixed in the code (or CSS, I'm not
sure yet). I'll look into it.
> * Navigator icons could probably be more flat and transparent as the
> gradients just don't do justice at such as small resolutions
>
The problem is that the same icons are used in the title bars of the
different sidebar views, and flat icons wouldn't look very good there.
Some of those icons are also used as file icons in the file browsers, so
with so much overlapping use, there's bound to be some issues. That's
probably something that can be fixed for next version, as it requires
code changes. I'm not sure how much code changes I'm allowed to make,
now that we're in the "bugfixes only" phase... does this count as a bug
or is it just an aesthetic thing?
Also I wanted the sidebar button icons to be clear, as in the old theme,
it was always hard to find the right tab in the sidebar - at least now
it's very easy to see which one has samples, which one has presets, etc...
>
> * The mute and solo buttons are even less obvious to what purpose
> they serve. Would a M and S letterbox serve a better visual? The
> old ones weren't conjoined as much so now they break the way I think.
>
I think you just need to get used to them... letters would clutter the
UI IMO.
> * I really don't think the play, stop and record buttons fit the
> overall theme.
>
I have to disagree here. The play, stop (and record) buttons need to
grab more attention than the other icons, as they're a fundamental part
of the UI.
> * The note scales/chords icons don't fit the theme at all (perhaps
> they're not done yet)
>
With time running out, I didn't do much for them, just a quick
recolourization/hue adjustment. Possibly we'll get new ones for next
version...
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