>Important buttons for me are:
>
>Radio Button
>Check Box
>Transparent Rectangle
>Image Pane
>Windows Standard: i.e. rect
>Mac Standard: i.e. round rect
>Windows Default
>Mac Default
>Popup
>
>Not important:
>
>Oval
>Round Rect
>Opaque
Andre,
*for you* is the keyword here. I consider both Oval and Opaque styles to
be the most useful button styles I've used. For different kinds of knobs
it's really cool to have a button that highlights and mouse-tracks a
circular area. And I've often used opaque buttons to cover things, for a
good example see the current discussion on the HyperCard list.
As per round rect, I've used it to simulate a menu bar once. See, they are
very useful because they are so simple. I agree we should add cooler, more
useful and more complex button styles (later on), but how's it going to
look when somebody reviews OpenCard and then says: Cool funky button
styles, but the most basic shapes are missing... ?
As per Mac Default and Windows Default and Mac Standard and Windows
Standard: I think they should be merged. They are named according to their
function: Standard and Default. that they are roundrect on the Mac
shouldn't be a problem. And for people who need a rectangular native button
style, we can later introduce bevel buttons which will be guaranteed to be
square. l8R!
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
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