On 08/12/2009 04:34 PM, Gary C Martin wrote: > Hi Simon, > > On 12 Aug 2009, at 11:13, Simon Schampijer wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I just ported the hello world example to the new toolbar design [1]. I >> remember that once Gary pointed out, that simple activities will look >> 'empty' when we move them to the new design (screenshot attached), >> Chat would be a famous case. Most of the activities does have options, >> though. >> >> How do we go forward with that? Live with that compromise? Other ideas? > > Thanks for the screenshot and bringing this up again. FWIW, it's not > just looking 'empty' that is the issue. It's the fact that previously > well designed simple activities with a single toolbar, now all have to > get 2 toolbars for no good reason other than it makes the more > complicated activities, a little simpler. All activities now also need > to be able to deal with live resizing of their canvases, goodness knows > what will be done with TamTamMini's packed layout (perhaps a full UI > redesign moving some canvas button controls into the toolbar, ouch, a > lot of work)! > > I'll sit and stare at the HelloWorld toolbar screenshot, contemplating > it's emptiness and the eternal void, perhaps I be enlightened, but I > think this may be the price we have to pay for consistency in this > design :-( > > Regards, > --Gary >
Hey Gary - did you see Eben's comment? Would you prefer to that we go down that road? We are still open for discussions :) Heads up, Simon _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel