** Summary changed: - The ON/OFF status of GtkSwitch elements is hard to tell apart. + The ON/OFF statuses of indicator-network's custom GtkSwitch-like widget are hard to tell apart.
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: light-themes + Binary package hint: indicator-network Just saw these on OMG!Ubuntu! - GtkSwitch inside a menu: + GtkSwitch-like widget inside a menu: http://i.imgur.com/CJL4C.jpg - GtkSwitch in an infobox of some sort. + GtkSwitch-like widget in an infobox of some sort. http://i.imgur.com/BQq2T.jpg It's hard to tell at a glance what there is OFF, and what is ON (despite the big capital letter text- hey, don't make me read! ;) ) I reckon there's one clear mistake in this styling, and a significant lack of visual cues that might be handy for telling the two states apart. The overall effect of this is to confuse people as to whether - the text means the GtkSwitch IS ON, or if it needs clicking to MAKE it - ON. + the text means the switch IS ON, or if it needs clicking to MAKE it ON. The mistake: In that second picture, the colour red is used to denote a switch that is ON. That's a terrible error- red is the colour of “No; off; not working; bad times.” Some suggestions for other cues: The off switches look just as bright, spritely and alive as the ON switches. Some effort ought to be made to make them look dormant and off-ly. - Idea 1. Dim the text a bit on GtkSwitches that are OFF. (Confusion with disablement possible?) - Idea 2. Add a colourful background to GtkSwitches that are ON. (Confusion with focussed element?) + Idea 1. Dim the text a bit on switches that are OFF. (Confusion with disablement possible?) + Idea 2. Add a colourful background to switches that are ON. (Confusion with focussed element?) To be honest, I like both ideas, but think some care would be needed to make sure that these styles avoided looking too much like the disabled or focussed states of other elements in the theme. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/733857 Title: The ON/OFF statuses of indicator-network's custom GtkSwitch-like widget are hard to tell apart. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
