[Adium-devl] Source list in the message window (vertical PSMTabBarControl)

[Evan Schoenberg]

Just a few replies; I'm not sure what else to add in terms of the  
chevron vs. scrollbar right now.

On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:19 PM, Chris Forsythe wrote:

> I concur. I don't even think we need a number to be honest, just  
> like we don't on the tabs we have now. An indication that there is  
> new content should be good enough for starters.
>
As of Adium 1.1, the number is optional but off by default. I'd say  
it should stay that way... I increasingly like it being a third  
toggle (number-status icon-close widget).

>>> Something like this? http://brok3n.org/rawr/LeftSidebar.jpg
>>>
>>> Or more like this? http://brok3n.org/rawr/RightSidebarFull.jpg
>>>
>>> Everyone knows I'm a fan of this one: http://brok3n.org/rawr/Old/ 
>>> MessagePane.png
>> OldMessagePane is definitely more modern looking :)  We can make  
>> it look like a traditional source list as that suggests... the  
>> 'popping' tab is an artifact of not avoiding some of the tab  
>> drawing code, but I think it's a neat take on emphasizing which  
>> chat is selected.  Any strong 'for' or 'against' feelings on it?
>>
>> (Those are Adam Iser's mockups, btw, for anyone who hasn't seen  
>> them before).
>>
>
> The screenshot of what you got up to in the email this is a reply  
> to looks kind of weird. If we're going to go source list, I'd think  
> that a more traditional source list selection by darkening the  
> selected area would be cool. I'd have to use it to be convinced  
> whether one is better than the other honestly though.
>

Maybe we should see how it looks in the message window itself....  
that may be obviously good or bad.  I intended to make it a  
traditional source list selection style instead of the pop-out look  
(which was just what happened with the current drawing code), but  
it's totally grown on me.

> This is better, but feels a tad weird still.
>
> - How does it look with text left aligned rather than centered?  
> Note that I ask because the text in the bottom tab is off based on  
> the (100) to the right, and that throws off all of the other text  
> here.
>
> - Can we try rounding the images corners, it might look prettier.

Both those help. Here's what I'm seeing now:

>
> - That x just looks weird. It's not the positioning throwing me off  
> here. Could be the size of all the other random things on the side  
> there though being bigger than the x.
>
Yeah... this might  be a nonissue in practice, as the x is only  
visible in Adium when you're hovering over it.  A better close widget  
wouldn't be out of line, though.

-Evan
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