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- From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
- Subject: Re: Proposal
- Date: Sun, 22 May 1994 01:59:04 -0600
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- In <199406010806.KAA19392@blade.stack.urc.tue.nl>, you write:
- [Author: Erlend Nagel]
-
- >>I, Michel, wrote:
- >>
- >> How about ^L for "light" text in word processors.
- >
- >I don't like 'light'. I think this has to do with the weight of a
- >typeface but in most wordprocessors it is this silly VDI rastered
- >typeface (so a lighter colour). Because the notion of a 'light' typeface
- >is a bit vague (because some fonts come in light, very light, normal,
- >fat, extra fat etc.) I would like to leave this out of the proposal.
-
- Actually, I only mentioned it because the other text effects were
- mentioned. It is not a personal issue or anything.
-
- >> This is good as far as it goes, but I think it needs more work. Such
- >> as, what gadgets should a windowed dialog box have? (I personally
- >> use the MOVER|CLOSER set.) Also, it would be nice if we decided which
- >
- >Agreed, I think we do need some standard here too. Maybe we should
- >suggest that the minimizer is only for non-modal dialogs, and that
- >dialogs never have the fuller and scroll-bar. I really dislike some
- >programs that were written with 640*480 in mind, that give me scrollbars
- >to move through the dialog on my 640*400 screen. Maybe it would be a
- >good recommendation to limit dialogs to 320 pixels in the vertical
- >direction.
-
- I am not sure about this; on a multitasking system, you might want to
- iconify a dialog box even if the prorgam itself is modal (meaning only
- one dialog box can be open at a time) so that you could use the screen
- real-estate more effectively. I think it would be nice if the SMALLER
- gadget was used in all windowed dialog boxes. (I also think it would
- be nice if I knew HOW to use the damn thing. I was recently sent some
- documentation for the WM_ICONIFIED/WM_ALLICONIFY messages, but I still
- do not know what the #define for the SMALLER gadget is.)
-
- >Agreed. And maybe we should recommend the use of a standard font
- >selector (like the UFSL) if one is available.
-
- I have heard of this; where can I get it? Is it free?
-
- >Erlend.
-
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