--- Attilio Fiandrotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eduardo Silva wrote: > > Hi everybody, > > In gtk d-i, wouldn't it be better to use size to > > differentiate the "sections of text", instead of > using > > diffent "shapes"(bold, italic, regular)? > > > > Currently, all the text has the same size, and are > > differentiated like this (ordered by importance): > > > > "Step" title - bold > > Question - regular > > Options/Text Entry title - italic > > Question description - regular > > > > What I sugest would be (assuming the Next/Go Back > text > > size is now at 10 px): > > > > "Step" title - 12 px > > Question - 11 px > > Options/Text Entry title- 10 px > > Question description - 9 px. If it makes the > interface > > too confusing (too many sizes), then 10 px. > > > > Of course, the diferences in size could be > greater, > > for example, the "Step" title could be 2 pixels > bigger > > than the question, and the Question 2 pixels > bigger > > than the Options/Text Entry title. It would only > > depend on the maximum amount of text that there > could > > exist on-screen at the minimum resolution > possible. > > > > The reasons I ordered the sizes this way are: > > > > Step title: a user shouldn't loose himself in what > > part of the instalation he is in :) ; > > Question: a user must then know what is being > > requested/asked of him; > > Options/Text Entry title: a user must then know > his > > available options, or what he must type exactly in > the > > text entry; > > Question description: after getting the previous > > three, the user can read a semi-detailed > description > > of what is being requested/asked of him. New users > > would read them anyway, but users which install > many > > times debian, or have been using debian in the > past, > > or are advanced users, etc., will know by heart or > > understand imediately what each question is about, > and > > will disregard it. > > > > An example (not the best, because has little text) > of > > how doing this improves the readability of an > > interface, see for example this gdm theme for > etch: > > > http://cdd.debian-br.org/~si0ux/artwork/debian/01/01gdm.png > > > > The title "Welcome" is the first thing grabing > > atention, then the Text entry title "Username". > > I agree that weigth, size and style of text used for > title, question > description and extended question description should > not be hardcoded in > the GTK frontend, like it happens now, butexternally > defined in the > gtkrc file. > I don't know if this is possible (i'd like to define > css-like styles in > gtkrc), but for sure it's something that is worth > investigating. > Eduardo, btw, do you think you can update the "!" > and "X" icons you > created some times ago to match the look of > clearlooks theme we're now > using in the g-i? > > Thanks > > Attilio > Yes :) I think that the creator of the current look, Andre Ferreira, may be wanting to do that as well, but I think the more icons done, the better :) Eduardo OH MY ... http://www.geocities.com/jobezone/index.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
