Menu Highlight

[DarkRuleR]

Hi,

I like your opinion about the following:

When you have alot of different icons in the menu the whole look of the menu can be a bit "colorfull".

I saw the way servant salamander solves this and I liked it.
It blends the icons color to "gray".
And restores it when you select the icon.

To illustrate:
http://img199.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img199&image=salamanderhighlight5ri.png

Greetz,

DR...

[JohnFredC]

That feature would be part of a modern controlbar implementation mentioned (and requested by some, including me) in various threads elsewhere in this forum.

But Mr. Ghisler is only one developer... and in my opinion the unofficial consensus here appears to be against him allocating valuable development time to create such enhancements to the user interface. Several reasons "against" mentioned herein:

• 1. TC executable file size would grow enormously.
  
  2. TC would be slower to load and execute.
  
  3. The development tool used to create TC doesn't support such enhancements without resorting to either intensive "from scratch" development or 3rd party tools.
  
  4. The majority of TC users are keyboard centric and don't use the mouse if they can avoid it (many forum members appear to disable almost all TC GUI controls!).
  
  5. Mr. Ghisler's valuable time is better served enhancing TCs "file manager" functionality (that's what it is, after all: a file manager).
  
  6. Such enhancements could break TCs compatibility across Windows versions.
  
  ...etc.

I cannot honestly disagree with many of these reasons against GUI enhancements, though I am almost completely mouse-centric and one of the most frequent requesters for GUI bells and whistles.

Currently the TC toolbar works nicely and has some features no other similar tools offer (drag a folder or file to the toolbar to see what I mean), even if it doesn't do everything and the kitchen sink.

[Sir_SiLvA]

IMHUO not needed...

[JohnFredC]

2DarkRuler

See what I mean?

[DarkRuleR]

I agree that the main focus must be on developing the "file manager" functionality.

But completely stop adding cosmetic improvements isn't welcome too I think.
Just use a good ballance.

DR...

[Sir_SiLvA]

2DarkRuleR:
yes new xplike icons would be nice but your wanted grayed-get-colored-when-mouse-over-feature is imhuo useless as I know which Icon I select

[DarkRuleR]

2Sir_SiLvA
It was suggested as a cosmetic improvement.

There is allready a "mouse-over" function.
This is an expansion of that function.

DR...

[ado]

2DarkRuleR
yes there is mouse over, but take a look how it is implemented. It is just dwawing 8 lines - 2 on each side of button. - 8 lines of code. Nothing else. What you want is to create for each button second image in memory and method that will create those grayed buttons.
Usually when Christian is changing some behaviour, he make it configurable (+another code)...
..and anyway...I like those colorful icons )

[nyugi]

If TC would support skins, then the program size could remain small(?), while there would be the possibility of customizing and colorizing the look and feel.

But there are some questions:

1. Is it possible rewriting TC to support skins?
2. Would the size of the program remain small?
3. Would it worth the cost?

[ado]

But there are some questions:

• 1. Is it possible rewriting TC to support skins?

yes - you can rewrite each program when you are author - unles you lose souces

2. Would the size of the program remain small?

no

3. Would it worth the cost?[/list]

NO

If you want skinned TC, you can use standard fuctionality of XP (themes) or you can use WindowBlinds from Stardock and put skin to each application in windows (even different per program)

Ado

[nyugi]

Just to make myself clear: I like TC just the way it is.

As JohnFredC wrote, I am one of those keyboard centric users, so I don't really mind about the UI.

[ado]

Just to make myself clear: I like TC just the way it is.

...then why you are asking about skinning support?