Somehow, I like the current one. It stands out more I think.<br><br>The Tabs themselves on the new design are quite nice...sort of Google Chrome esk.<br><br>Paul Kemp<br>13.1" f5 Reflector with Argo Navis & Paracorr<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Paul Rodman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul@ilanga.com">paul@ilanga.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Tab panels on Windows suffer from several drawbacks:<br>
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a. They can be somewhat "difficult to spot", since the tabs are relatively small and non-obvious, especially in a large and complex window.<br>
b. The tab panels themselves are displayed with a white (or light background) that doesn't play nicely with the AstroPlanner night vision mode.<br>
c. They look completely different from the Mac OS tab panel, which is more obvious, has centred tabs and a blue highlight.<br>
d. The tabs themselves are plain text only. No icons or close widgets can be added.<br>
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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:<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br></blockquote></div>