Chris,<br><br>I feel the same distraction, when I have many open windows. It looks like someone has dropped a bag of M&Ms on my screen! ;)<br>Would it help, as Bert mentioned, to fade out all window buttons of non active windows?<br>
I don't think going back to the old "warts" is desirable.<br><br>Alex<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 22:55, Chris Muller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:asqueaker@gmail.com">asqueaker@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">> * For people who prefer the colorful windows, go to Extras >> Window Colors<br>
>>> Colorful Windows. I think the default should be uniform but for those of<br>
> us who like their windows colored, it's trivial to change. Try it.<br>
<br>
</div>I, too, like the colored windows. However, I don't use the<br>
main-docking bar (because it covers my ClockMorph and my one-line<br>
TextMorph I use for spawning new browsers via Alt+b, and sometimes as<br>
a calculator or even very short workspace tests. I submitted an<br>
addition of these elements to the docking bar as a contribution in the<br>
inbox.<br>
<br>
Now, of course, I have a question about the new icons... At first<br>
look, I really liked them. But as I accumulated quite a few windows<br>
on the desktop, the window icons, particularly the red X close icon,<br>
started to really stand out in my peripheral vision. In particular, I<br>
have several windows minimized, and I therefore have accumulated this<br>
vertical row of red X's running down the left-side of the screen...<br>
<br>
The last time I remember this "semi-distracting" sensation coming from<br>
the window buttons was 3.7; when the #alternativeWindowBoxes look was<br>
turned on. It looked good initially at the time, but then I think<br>
people started to dislike the look. I don't think I was the only one<br>
to think of them as "warts".<br>
<br>
Has anyone else put a day's work in with these new icons and form any<br>
opinions? I think it would be nice to replace the old 3.7 "warts"<br>
with this updated look,but for those of us who feel that the window<br>
controls should not be standing out over the content, it might be nice<br>
to be able to escape back to the softer or less-distracting look..<br>
<br>
Sorry, I don't mean to be a pain, but try turning on<br>
#alternativeWindowBoxes now, see how it is totally pointless, and<br>
therefore we should replace that look with this new one.. ??<br>
<br>
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