Indicating mentions

[Jordan]

So changes are mostly (only?) found in group chats, meaning we should
test this while applied to a group chat and not a regular chat, right?

Jordan



On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Matthew <mneedham at ei8ht.us> wrote:
> I need your input.
>
> Some of you know I've been updating the bundled styles with topics and
> mention/focus indicators. I'm trying to make indicators that are not
> only stylistically integrated, but also that aren't implemented the
> same way on each style. The goal is merely to provide the basic
> functionality (in a style-sensitive way) for those users that want to
> use the styles in the context where the functionality is important.
> Stated negatively, it does not try to make a style not-suck at
> groupchat even though it does add groupchat functionality. :)
>
> I've tried to change as little as possible in the existing css/html,
> adding only the bits needed for the added functionality - I'm trying
> to avoid message style regressions. However, some things bothered me
> enough that small tweaks were made here or there. All of the styles
> are woefully in need of a complete rewrite, but I'm targeting that for
> 1.5.
>
> I've attached the latest version of Stockholm, which is also available
> in my repo (http://hg.adium.im/xtras/mathuaerknedam). It's not quite
> finished, but it should be pretty close.
>
> The regular and alternating variants have two different treatments for
> mentions. The regular one is my favorite, and the one I originally
> came up with. The alternating variants have a different style because
> one of my early testers was bothered by the fact that the foreground
> and background of the sender/time bar changed.
>
> I'm intentionally NOT posting screenshots because I want input from
> people who have actually used the style. Screenshots are often
> deceptive. Please try them and let me know which you prefer.
>
> I'll be offline for most of the rest of the week, but I'll respond to
> any questions and comments when I return.
>
>
> --
>
> Matthew
>