Re: [Evolution-hackers] The component buttons mockup

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 06:40, JP Rosevear wrote:
> Another implementation attempt:
> 
> http://primates.ximian.com/~jpr/screenshots/button-bar-1.png
> http://primates.ximian.com/~jpr/screenshots/button-bar-2.png
> http://primates.ximian.com/~jpr/screenshots/button-bar-3.png
> 
> Basically it takes the maximum button width of all the buttons and if it
> has only enough space for one across then it does that, other wise it
> fits a minimum of two in with even numbers of rows where possible, 

Personally I think it would look better if all the buttons were the same
width, and you just left a gap rather than extending a button over two
or more columns... wide buttons have a habit of not looking like buttons
and therefore being overlooked by the user, and IIRC the HIG makes a
point of advising against them.

White space is your friend, you don't have to fill every pixel with a
control :)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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