[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#3712) City choose production dialog

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=3712 >

On Fri, Apr 02, 2004 at 04:28:27PM -0800, Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa wrote:
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> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=3712 >
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> On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Raimar Falke wrote:
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> > <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=3712 >
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> > You also have now icon and color. What not just color the whole line?
> 
> No, there is just the icon picture now. The problem with
> themes is when you try changing colors on things which are themed.
> GTK+ themes do not change the unit graphics. Besides, those are user
> configurable as well.

AFAIK the background of the icon also changes. I mean this with "color".

> > > For another, colors are always a bad idea because you may have
> > > clashes with GUI themes.
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> > Is this really a valid point if you set the background on every line?
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> No. But then you get an inconsistent look and have traded a
> user configurable thing, themes, for a non-user configurable thing. We are
> supposed to play nice and let people choose the theme they want. :-)

I think it is ok if we here take precedence.

> > > > A bad thing: The list uses a lot of space. You almost always have to
> > > > scroll.
> > >
> > > Would making the icons optional be a satisfactory solution?
> >
> > Maybe a "cram" option which will also make a font a bit smaller?!
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> You can do that by changing the app theme already, if you really want to.

Yes I know but it is quite complicated. Maybe we should provide two
app themes? One which looks nice and one which is for the power-player
with displays as much information as possible.

        Raimar

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