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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
In attachment an other possible implementation, in my opinion the best one.

Regards
Fabrizio


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Fabrizio Tappero
<fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>> Colours on the standard controls are system-defined (depends on what wx
>> is running on); the colour swatch button or the little arrow beside the
>> layer name is handled by us so (with some work) we could conceivably add
>> some extra UI functionality here.
>
> Maybe change the checkbox colour isn't a good idea because it will
> lower usability in the sense that people might not see any more that
> it is a checkbox. Proposal 3 and proposal 4 can achieve the same thing
> and be even better. The current blue arrow is a little strange, a
> black border will be probably better.
>
>> A thing I don't like with the current arrangement is having to use the
>> third button to change layer colour (good luck with laptops...) when it
>> can be usefully done in this way:
>> - Click on the button: change color
>> - Click on the layer name: change layer
>
> hum, don't know, this way will be pretty hard for people to guess the
> functionality. the current middle button click functionality is also
> quite hidden (but I like it). Maybe a simple "right click - change
> layer color" is easier. Alternatively we can put and edit link at the
> bottom of the layer panel. Edit button would maybe also difficult to
> guess, or maybe not.
>
>>
>> I think the layer name is sufficiently big as a target to click to
>> change layer :D also the whole 3D border for the button is not needed
>> for the colour swatch, a simple flat border would suffice (thing about
>> the GIMP color indicator)
>
> completely agree, as long as the is a white border when not selected.

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