I totally agree with the comments from Jacqueline. Sent from Matwetwe < http://www.about.me/beugelaar >
On 03:26, Mar 3, 2016, at 03:26, Roland Huettmann <roland.huettm...@gmail.com> wrote: >I really like this comment from Jacqueline. > >Who does not eat with the eyes??? > >An ugly apple is not purchased even if much more tasty. > >Roland > > >On Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 01:11 J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> >wrote: > >> On March 2, 2016 4:43:21 PM Richard Gaskin ><ambassa...@fourthworld.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > Given this, I wonder if it makes more communicative sense to >consider >> > moving the basic controls above the Widgets, closer to the >always-used >> > Browse and Pointer icons. >> >> >> That was one of the things on my imaginary list. I'd like to see >widgets at >> the bottom of the tool palette where they are out of the way, and >where >> there is room for expansion as more become available. The primary hit >> regions will always be the browse and edit tools, and they need to be >> slightly larger than all the others and at the top where the user's >eye >> will focus first. >> >> Widgets are also a little too large compared to the other icons, and >too >> dark, which makes them visually distracting. They also don't match >the rest >> of the interface. Most professional teams create a particular color >palette >> early on that will represent their brand and all interface elements >must >> adhere to it. Apple uses blue, Google centers around certain >saturations of >> primary colors, etc. LC should choose a color scheme and use it >throughout >> to visually integrate all components. >> >> I'd avoid greys except as backgrounds. Very dark gray is okay for >text but >> not so good for primary icons, it's too overbearing. Very light grey >is >> difficult to see, and also implies less importance (temporary text in >> fields is often light grey, for example, to indicate the text will >> disappear when the user starts typing.) >> >> I do favor functionality over appearance, but the sad fact is that >new >> users will base their first impressions of the product on how it >looks. >> These are some of the small details that matter for a professional >> presentation. >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >_______________________________________________ >use-livecode mailing list >use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >subscription preferences: >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
