LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

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LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by dunbarx » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:59 am

I would be embarrassed to be thought of as complaining. After all, I love LC, and am so happy that it is moving forward.

But does anyone but me think that the elegant (Mac-like) IDE graphics in the toolbar are somehow being co-opted by ugly and clunky (PC-like or worse, Pac Man-like) graphics for the widgets portion?

They are as jarring as inkblots on an Escher drawing.

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by Klaus » Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:31 pm

Hi Craig,

not sure what you are unhappy with, but that is how the widgets actually look on the card, only bigger!? :D


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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by mwieder » Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:42 pm

Actually, it's not. I'm not really sure why the clunky graphics exist except maybe as a temporary measure.

Watch this space... I'll be announcing something when LC8 is released. :D

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by Klaus » Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:49 pm

OK, but they look similar! :D

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by mwieder » Sat Dec 19, 2015 6:55 pm

Grab a clock widget and drag it onto a stack. Still look similar?

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by Klaus » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:34 pm

Yep, its also round! :D

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by mwieder » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:52 pm

Ha! :roll:

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by Klaus » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:54 pm

mwieder wrote:Ha! :roll:
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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by FourthWorld » Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:32 pm

mwieder wrote:Actually, it's not. I'm not really sure why the clunky graphics exist except maybe as a temporary measure.

Watch this space... I'll be announcing something when LC8 is released. :D
Intriguing. Not even a hint as to what that's about?
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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by mwieder » Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:27 am

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by FourthWorld » Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:49 am

Nice!

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by dunbarx » Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:52 am

Well.

So there are three panes in the tool palette. And the widgets pane seems far prettier. Whew.

And Richard, you need to yak it up.

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Re: LC-8 tool palette clunkiness

Post by mwieder » Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:13 pm

And Richard, you need to yak it up.
LOL

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