Re: [libreoffice-design] color picker prototype v1

Hello,

I hope we haven´t forgotten the Option-Libreoffice-Colors? It needs to be
redesigned for handling different Palettes.

Hillar aka Medieval



2012/11/12 Mirek M. <mazelm@gmail.com>

> Hi Michel,
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Michel RENON <renon@mr-consultant.net
> > wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > As proposed during the last chat, here is a correct prototype :
> > http://michel.renon.free.fr/**libreoffice/colorpicker_**20121112/<
> http://michel.renon.free.fr/libreoffice/colorpicker_20121112/>
>
>
> Looks great!
> (One small nitpick: Would it be possible to have the color label turn white
> when on a dark background?)
>
> > Start by clicking on the red rectangle in the fake toolbar.
> >
> > You can click everywhere, except when something gets dimmed : it means
> > it's just an image without interaction).
> >
> > Here are the complete files (GPLv3 licence) :
> > http://michel.renon.free.fr/**libreoffice/colorpicker_**
> > 20121112/proto-color-picker_**r11.zip<
> http://michel.renon.free.fr/libreoffice/colorpicker_20121112/proto-color-picker_r11.zip
> > IMHO, the rect that shows the current color should not be at the bottom,
> > because of height changes ; it doesn't respect consistency.
>
> The box is at the bottom because:
> a) it serves as somewhat of a status bar, which has always been placed at
> the bottom
> b) if it's put at the top, it takes longer to access the clickable elements
> in the pop-up (Fitts's law)
>
> It's ok that its position changes, because when switching to a different
> category, the user should focus on the new contents that category brings,
> not on the color preview, as the color preview doesn't change. Only after
> he sets a new color does he need to see the preview.
>
> Also, the preview is not actionable, so the danger of error brought by
> moving targets is not applicable here.
>
> If you have a better solution, though, feel free to make a mockup :).
>
> And why not simply write the name of color beside the rect ?
>
>
> What would be the advantage?
> Do you mean to put it in the sidebar, or to decrease the size of the color
> preview and put the label next to it?
> If it's the former, then the reason why not put the color in the sidebar is
> simply so that there is more space for palettes in the sidebar.
> If it's the latter, then that would mean decreasing the available space for
> both the label and the color, which means that the previewed color wouldn't
> stand out as much and that it would be harder to fit in longer labels.
>
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