VisualAge and Eclipse are using modifier icons the same way. I think that the letters should not even have colors. Too much color already and a intuitive and meaningful letter IMHO would convey the message easily and without detracting the attention. Just a smaller (by 25%) bold font superscript or subscript with a white outline to make them stand out in darker background would be enough.
Obviously this goes to all modifier icons. I do not know for example what the little diamond on methods mean. I always forget. But if I had a S for static, A for Abstract, a little lock for Synchronized, ... I would get the message once and for all. Jacques "dimiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message agjb5q$7ub$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:agjb5q$7ub$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Why not use just icons wit letters on them? Red "R" and Green "W" are the > good choices IMHO.. > I mean just letters - no balls, no cubes... (these pictograms start to get > confusing - it took a long time to remember which is the project and which > is the IDE settings icon for example) > > -- dimiter > > _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
