Digging this up from the past as I attempt to clean out my inbox... On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 10:47 PM, Gary C Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7 Apr 2008, at 20:00, Tomeu Vizoso wrote: > > >> • Color copy/paste buttons in activities > > Which colors should take? Just the local colors? > > I've always been unclear about the purpose of this, and have not seen > an explanation – always thought the coloured icon looked out of place > in the toolbar. Anyone know the reason/metaphor that makes colouring > it so important?
When a clipping is made, it appears in the Frame as an icon, rendered in a specific XO color pair. Having clippings in various colors can help to make the clipboard a bit more engaging, and aid in identifying the correct one in the absence of (much needed) previews. The basic approach to coloring would be to color the copy button in the color of the activity it resides in, and color the paste button the color of the currently selected clipping in the Frame. However, the greater potential is reached when activities support it directly. For instance, the Record activity might turn the copy button to the colors of the currently selected photo. Should the Write activity ever keep track of exactly who wrote what, it could color the icon the colors of the person who wrote the selected block of text. In the case of a "multiple selection", the colors would revert back to those of the activity. It might also be useful to return the button to white when there is no selection at all... - Eben _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list Sugar@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar