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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Logout Dialog
From:       zander () kde ! org
Date:       2004-11-16 16:25:46
Message-ID: 20041116162546.GA18456 () factotummedia ! nl
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On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 05:20:04PM +0100, Leo Savernik wrote:
> Am Montag, 15. November 2004 21:27 schrieb Zander@kde.org:
> > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 03:11:41PM -0500, Celeste Paul wrote:
> > > what is the purpose of underlining the text when it is in focus?  it
> > > doesnt add anything to the interface.
> >
> > Its an attempt of showing focus; an outline (as khtml does it) will not be
> > very visible and usable..
> 
> But every button uses a dotted focus rectangle to indicate focus. Therefore, a 
> dotted focus rectangle should indicate the focus here, too (regarding 
> visibility, the Motif style has a solid focus rectangle, so it's merely a 
> matter of styling).
> 
> I haven't ever encountered underlining for focus indication in KDE, making it 
> inconsistent.

I agree; the outline I found not very usable was an outline over a html-tag.
The dotted-line verses the background might not be very different.
A dotted line on a button will be default and probably quite visible.

-- 
Thomas Zander

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