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class=421193914-12072007>I adopted this as a goodie right away but I think it
deserves more: a squeak default behavior for grips. Exelent Romain, the
house is a bit more clean now. Keep this good work</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=421193914-12072007> all the best,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>De:</B>
squeak-dev-bounces@lists.squeakfoundation.org
[mailto:squeak-dev-bounces@lists.squeakfoundation.org] <B>En nombre de
</B>Romain Robbes<BR><B>Enviado el:</B> Jueves, 12 de Julio de 2007
09:38<BR><B>Para:</B> The general-purpose Squeak developers
list<BR><B>Asunto:</B> Re: A couple of simple ergonomic
adjustments<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>To continue on this minimalist trend:
<DIV>I changed one method so that the resizing corner grips are invisible
until the mouse hovers on them. This makes the windows look less busy.</DIV>
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<DIV> Romain<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 7/9/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Sebastian
Sastre</B> <<A
href="mailto:ssastre@seaswork.com">ssastre@seaswork.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN>Hi there,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> I wanted to
share a couple of simple and cheap customizations I've made on my daily
Squeak image that I feel improves (phisical) ergonomy. I suggest those guys
that make that customized images take a look and ofcourse the official
Squeak to see if, triviality aside, this is cool
enough.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> To install,
1) evaluate in a workspace the code in Preferences.text attached file
and 2) install the ListItemColorPreferences.1.cs changeset
file.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> The changeset
with 2 method modifications that make the lists use the preferences instead
of harcoded colors for highlighting. The preferences code is in the other
attached file.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> Criteria was:
minimalism, a better Fitts law score and better
contrast.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> Minimalism. No splitter handlers and pollute the
windows with scrolls only when rigorously
necessary.</DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> Fitts. Make
the scrolls wider to reduce the time aiming the pointer device (mouse or
whatever) before the click.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> Contrast.
Take care on contrast making it better for items selected in a
list.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> I encourage
to use better contrast for highlighting in selected list items. Try to read
from 1 meter of the screen with the default red over lightgray (low
contrast) and then customize it to a better contrasted version. I liked the
readability of cyan over dark blue but is so different from the main theme
that I choosed a not that radical one (like the one I've put in the
preferences file).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> As developers
parsing the low contrast symbols hundred of times a day ofen for hours at
that low contrast can wastely "raise the temp of our graphic cards", this
is, unecessary visual stress.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> Who knows..
everything to save a couple of headaches :)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN> all the
best,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><SPAN class=sg>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sebastian Sastre</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN>PD: when
I had some more time for this I plan to make a preference of opening menues
and submenues with a click (like it is now) or only with a mouse over.
This can save hundreds of clicks a week and so the clicker finger
join.</SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV></SPAN><BR><BR><BR><BR
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