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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: kdelibs/kstyles/b2plugin
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-03-26 14:34:35
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Torsten Rahn wrote:
> 
> > > I admit that it's just a small thing but that's what makes designing
> > > good styles much more difficult than designing good icons. If you deal with
> > > very tiny pixmaps it's really hard to get the best out of it and you have to
> > > take care of every pixel you touch.
> > > The larger the image becomes the easier it is to paint something
> > > impressive ...
> > >
> >
> > I think it *is* the color difference that makes it look more noisy,
> > that's why I didn't perfect the routine. With the darker color the
> > slider looks more like a grip, with a lighter color it just looks like
> > noise.
> 
> sure --- that's one reason. but there's also something else
> 
> 

But if the above is true the below doesn't really matter so why should I
try to fix it up ;-)

a) well look at this:
> 
> +       +       +       +       +       +
> 
> +       +       +       +       +       +
> 
> +       +       +       +       +       +
> 
> +       +       +       +       +       +
> 
> b) and this:
> 
> +       +       +       +       +       +
> 
>     +       +       +       +       +
> 
> +       +       +       +       +       +
> 
>     +       +       +       +       +
> 
> which one looks more pleasing to you?
>  I would expect that aligning the bevels diagonally
> (as I did) would look much better and less noisy.
> Choosing adequate colors would help a lot in addition.
> 
> Tackat

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