David wrote: > Miguel wrote concerning the atom tip colours: > >>Actually, I chose the cyan background color (and the colors of axes) >>because I thought that they were rather ugly. I assumed/hoped that >> someone >>would complain and make some recommendations. Until now no one has ever >>commented on it :-) > > I think the HCI principle is that they should be in a colour that > would provide a contrast to the text (for readability) and be > unobtrusive because of the significance of colours in relation to > atoms. For this reason the practice of Windows and MacOS 9 (eg in > Eudora alerts) do not seem bad guides. Both use a pale cream: > > Windows: RGB 255, 255, 252 > Mac OS 9: RGB 255, 255, 198 > > (The deeper colour for the Mac is probably related to the gamma > difference in Mac and PC.) This seems better than white, which some > may use as the background, so I would suggest switching to something > in that region. A cream on the darker side would avoid the need for a > black border on the tip (which both OSs have but the jmol tips do not > and would not want to faff with). Let me suggest: > > RGB 255, 255, 195
David, We cannot forget that a relatively large number of jmol users run with a white background. In most apps the 'tips' are showing up over the menus, where the menus are a non-white color. In this case, the 'hover' shows up over the atoms themselves ... and over a white background. You can try this color change by saying background hover [255, 255, 195] Q: Do you think it is a problem on white background? Q: If I implement the black border, do you think that would sufficiently address the problem on white backgrounds? Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
