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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: toolbar icons
From:       Rik Hemsley <rik () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-12-27 21:44:22
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#if Beispielbenutzer SuSE Linux 6.2
> > > [...] The border around should measure 2 pixels on each side. 
> > Is there a good reason for this that I missed ? Why not paint to the edge ?
> 
> because it destroys the 3d-effect of the buttons and it looks ugly. For
> the 
> same reason there's already left a similar space on the kpanel-buttons

Um.. obviously there has to be a border. I just wondered why we enforce it in
the icons rather than code.

> > Ok, but is it a good idea to saturate all toolbar icons with a single
> > shade ? Whatever colour you choose, you'll clash with someone's colour
> > scheme. I vote for good old grey. (BTW, my house is decorated in various
> > shades of grey :)
> 
> Good point. I didn't mean to shade *all* toolbar-icons in blue/violett
> --
> just some of them (showing arrows e.g.). If it clashes too much we can 
> still desaturate them.

Yup. So long as the icons are generally neutral there's no problem. this
is how toolbar icons are now. Using small chunks of primary/secondary colours
is also ok.

> If lunch breaks at Corel Corp. are long enough to paint such icons then 
> Corel would be one of the favourite companies I'd like to work for ...
> ;^)

/me pops round to tackat's for a fight ;)

Cheers,
Rik

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