<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tomeu@sugarlabs.org">tomeu@sugarlabs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">> I'd like to put my designer hat on for a minute and offer an alternative to</div><div class="im">
> Bernie/Michael's patch and the current behavior: Any time the mouse hovers<br>
> over a part of the screen with a delayed action, that part must immediately<br>
> highlight itself. With the frame, that would be a 1px rectangle around the<br>
> screen. With icons, this could be a border rectangle.<br>
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</div>I think this one would have a big impact on usability and may not be<br>
hard at all.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>An even nicer option might be to expand "highlight itself" to "hint at what it's going to do". </div><div><br></div><div>For example, an icon with a delayed menu could highlight itself and display a little down arrow (similar to the arrows in the new toolbars). </div>
<div><br></div><div>With feedback/mockups from the design team I'd be happy to attempt this patch.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Wade</div></div>