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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Matthew Paul Thomas wrote on 23/08/11 20:38:
>...
> Chris, the visual designer working on USC today, nearly got a mockup
> finished of the software item screen ... but not quite. He had altered
> quite a lot of the layout. For most of it I explained the variations
> in state that require it to be the way it is. But some of the changes
> in size and position he'd suggested made a lot of sense.
>...

Mockup attached, and the background artwork. I thought the background
looked stunning, but it turned out Chris achieved that by setting the
window to be 80% transparent. :-) That won't work for busier desktop
backgrounds.

Chris doesn't like me sitting next to him, telling him what to do (who
would, really?), so there are a few small discrepancies:

*   The application title shouldn't be repeated at the top. Just
    "Category ▸ Subcategory".

*   Number of ratings goes non-italic next to the stars, like in the
    tiles.

*   The background for the installation state bar still needs to be more
    distinct. (Maybe a semi-transparent white?)

*   "Developer Web site", "Report a problem", and the helpfulness text
    shouldn't be bold.

*   Add-on checkboxes should be native style, and probably the buttons
    too.

*   "For version (1.0.2)" should be "For version 1.0.2".

*   The summary font for a review should be at least as small as the
    version font.

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