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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

yeah, thx.
actually, we're on the verge of redesigning windows as a whole.

* the title bar is losing importance (e.g.  we're treating the buttons like
trivial objects)
* windows are turning into intelligently shaped objects or fullscreen work
environments
* clutterful information in our focal point is reduced
* overlayed widgets and dialogs don't cover formerly focused objects [1]

all this in mind, i think it's about time to reconsider the applications of
RGBA in our DE design, especialla the "A" in RGBA ;)

that's my thoughts on the matter

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 00:06, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> I guess MacOS has dark windows and light windows following some kind
> of pattern, too. Anyone know what theirs is?
>

i remember notification bubbles that, in spite of informing me well, don't
obscure the object they are informing about or any other object, since they
are semi-tranparent..

all dialogs that are usually (gather use cases) rather informative than
interactive should behave like this IMO
- app-specific alerts
- progress bars
- menus
- floating toolbars
- widget layers


[1] http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1074/rgbagtk2.png (from
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/RgbaGtkWithPPA/)