Re: Default WM theme settings

[David Bordoley <bordoley msu edu>]

The default sawfish style puts the close button on the left, so does
klarth.

dave

On Fri, 2002-03-15 at 14:07, Andrew Coulam wrote:
> Well, I don't think the position of the close button
> is an issue with either Crux or Klarth (both use the
> upper right corner position).
> 
> --- David Bordoley <bordoley msu edu> wrote:
> > Even though i don't personally like the windows
> > layout, there is some
> > merit to using for consistency. Specificaly making
> > sure the X-close
> > button is always in the upper right corner. Galeon
> > does this for all
> > tabs. There is an X-close button in the upper-right
> > corner of the
> > evolution folders sidebar. Mozilla puts the X-close
> > button in the upper
> > right corner of it's sidebar as well.
> > 
> > For consistency sake should the close button for
> > everything always be in
> > the same place?
> > 
> > dave
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-03-15 at 13:35, Chris Lyttle wrote:
> > > On 15 Mar 2002, Seth Nickell wrote:
> > > 
> > > > > - the return to the dot stippling provided by
> > an earlier version of
> > > > >   this theme (the solid color just lacks
> > visual interest without
> > > > >   this, IMHO).
> > > > 
> > > > Stippling is probably also better for usability
> > reasons. A stippled
> > > > surface tends to afford dragging. An affordance
> > is something that,
> > > > although it may not be functionally necessary,
> > indicates how an object
> > > > should be used. For example, the flat metal
> > plates on some doors meant
> > > > to be pushed are primary placed there because
> > they afford pushing, and
> > > > hence immediately cue the user that the door is
> > meant to be pushed.
> > > > 
> > > > -seth
> > > > 
> > > Afford all you want it looks ugly as hell and all
> > it reminds me of is an 
> > > older Macintosh design (which I didnt like then
> > either). Keep this sort of 
> > > thing out of the default theme, plain and simple
> > is the way to go.
> > > 
> > > Chris
> > > 
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