[Beta] Strange look of the Sync Dir dialog when reading dirs
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[Beta] Strange look of the Sync Dir dialog when reading dirs
When in Synchronize Dirs the list of directories is being read, the buttons in the Show section become disabled. But this "disabled" mode looks strange: while in enabled mode some buttons are pressed and some are unpressed, in disabled mode all of them look unpressed. Here are the screenshots:
http://flint-inc.ru/Temp/tc/sd_enabled.png
http://flint-inc.ru/Temp/tc/sd_disabled.png
http://flint-inc.ru/Temp/tc/sd_enabled.png
http://flint-inc.ru/Temp/tc/sd_disabled.png
Last edited by Flint on 2006-06-25, 12:56 UTC, edited 2 times in total.
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Yes, you're right of course. I fixed my post.
Yes, you're right of course. I fixed my post.
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There is no pressed disabled state, so all look the same when disabled. I had to change this behaviour (make them disabled) because I now have to call MessageLoop() all the time, otherwise Windows Vista thinks that the application has crashed (thank you, Microsoft, for this useless feature).while in enabled mode some buttons are pressed and some are unpressed, in disabled mode all of them look unpressed
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Maybe, it's possible to make these buttons look like other disabled buttons? (Like e.g. "Synchronize" button on my "sd_disabled" screenshot. I mean flat and grey.)
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Actually XP users also profit from this change, because now the "Abort" button works also on XP! Until now, it was only possible to abort by pressing ESC.
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And what about the flat style?
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Noone forces you to call MessageLoop. Microsoft just doesn't support this bad single-threaded habit.There is no pressed disabled state, so all look the same when disabled. I had to change this behaviour (make them disabled) because I now have to call MessageLoop() all the time, otherwise Windows Vista thinks that the application has crashed (thank you, Microsoft, for this useless feature).
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Even when using a separate thread I would have to disable the buttons during the comparison...Noone forces you to call MessageLoop. Microsoft just doesn't support this bad single-threaded habit.
You are right, when I added theming to Delphi buttons, I didn't add the disabled state at the time, because I didn't need it!Maybe, it's possible to make these buttons look like other disabled buttons?
I can now offer the following solutions:
Let's start with a mix of pressed and not pressed buttons in their active state:
http://ghisler.ch/img/normal_buttons.gif
First proposal: Show them all disabled:
http://ghisler.ch/img/all_disabled.gif
Second proposal: Show the UP buttons disabled, but the down buttons down but with disabled text colors:
http://ghisler.ch/img/disabled+down.gif
Third proposal: Show up and down buttons in their normal up and down style, but with disabled text:
http://ghisler.ch/img/up+down_disabledtext.gif
What do you think? The first proposal would strictly use the XP disabled style. The second and third proposal have the advantage that the button state can be seen during the comparison. However, they may not look good with other XP styles.
Please let me know your preferences! I have made a poll of this message.
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I voted fot the second proposal. Of course, "all disabled" is more standard, but I think, seeing which buttons are pressed would be more convenient for the users.
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2Flint
Hello K. !
• You forgot a fourth option :
« I don't care, I never use that function.»
KR
Claude
Clo
Hello K. !
• You forgot a fourth option :
« I don't care, I never use that function.»
KR
Claude
Clo
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Which % uses?
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Maybe, but such an option could give surprising results…
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Maybe, but such an option could give surprising results…
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Hello, C. !Hello K. !
The poll was added not by me but by Christian. When I created the thread I did not make any poll here.• You forgot a fourth option :
« I don't care, I never use that function.»
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