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On 4/15/02 12:23, "John Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have just spent some time with the new fire buddy list... my first
> impressions are it's very Proteus... but i must admit it 's slowly
> growing on me.
We have a symbiotic R&D labs thing going on. I've been meaning to do this
for a while, actually, but I had to get a better grasp on Cocoa first.
> One thing i find confusing is the icon used to set the status. The Plus
> sign just doesn't fit in for me. I would think something similar to a
> no entry road sign (solid red circle with broad white line through the
> centre) or a yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark in it might
> have more meaning. What do ya think?
Right. If you'll notice, that's the Add Account button from the Accounts
Manager. It's a placeholder. The final image is going to have the plus
removed.
> Also i find the image overlay that appears when you set an away status
> is a bit to big and obtrusive for me. I would like to see it smaller
> like the way it use to show over the buddy controls button in the IM
> windows when your buddy changed his or her status. If i'm not being
> clear here please get back to me. :-)
Actually, the badge is the same proportionate size, 80%.
> The icons also seem a bit fuzzy at the moment... but as you state this
> is a work in progress so i expect you already plan to address this
> issue. But i would like to say that i prefer the icon that appear over
> the dock icon more that the one used in the buddy list for the busy
> status. It seems sharper and more expressive of what the busy state
> means...
Currently, I'm taking the icon badges used on buddies. I'm going to switch
over to using the same badges that are used in the dock (just haven't gotten
to it yet), which will clear up the fuzziness issue.
> Just some of my opinions... Like i said at the beginning... this is
> growing on me and i do like it. :-)
It's a little surprising if you aren't expecting it. But it does have its
advantages over the old buddy list.
Colter
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