[APBeta] New tab panel concept

[Paul Kemp]

Somehow, I like the current one. It stands out more I think.

The Tabs themselves on the new design are quite nice...sort of Google Chrome
esk.

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Paul Rodman <paul at ilanga.com> wrote:

> Tab panels on Windows suffer from several drawbacks:
>
> a. They can be somewhat "difficult to spot", since the tabs are relatively
> small and non-obvious, especially in a large and complex window.
> b. The tab panels themselves are displayed with a white (or light
> background) that doesn't play nicely with the AstroPlanner night vision
> mode.
> c. They look completely different from the Mac OS tab panel, which is more
> obvious, has centred tabs and a blue highlight.
> d. The tabs themselves are plain text only. No icons or close widgets can
> be added.
>
> I'm toying (just toying, mind you) with the concept of changing tab panels
> to a new design, and would like some feedback. Here's the initial take, with
> the existing tab panel design on top and the new one (first cut) at the
> bottom:
>
> Note that this is the first cut. The tab headings themselves will be
> night-vision compliant in the final version, and the tab panel will probably
> have rounded corners, shadow effect, etc.
>
> This will require some work for me, and will make the app a bit more
> difficult to maintain, but is doable. The other option is just to live with
> the native controls.
>
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