Ver 3 Weaker graphic design distracts

[Jeremy Reichman]

On 1/4/05 8:58 PM, "John Oram" <john at oram.com> wrote:

> While I can kind of see where people are coming from on the borders
> in OO3 (even though I very much like it and would even like the
> option to keep the border *on* around certain bits of the
> outline...), I have to put my vote towards the current style for
> checkboxes and bullets.  The aqua checkboxes in OO2 were extremely
> distracting and did not look appropriate on screen, never mind on
> printed documents.
> 
> Maybe on option to choose the shade of the checkboxes would be in order.

I agree that the Aqua checkboxes looked out of place on printouts. I don't
agree that they looked that way on-screen. I don't disagree that the new
elements look more like they are part of the document and should work better
in print. Those in all of these camps can agree to disagree.

I do feel the OO 2's outline element interface was much more subdued than
the start contrast of the black elements in OO 3.

I really dislike the rounded rectangles for selections in OO 3. I can
understand they serve a purpose. I just don't like their appearance.

Between the roundrects and the heavier, darker elements, and the way they
all fit together, the aesthetics of the application are really giving me a
pause about upgrading. Making the roundrects and outline elements more
subtle, by shading them, would go a long way towards resolving my concerns.
Even if I want the features, I'm not sure I want to look at the application
all the time, as it stands now.

Oh well, I've resigned myself to the metal Finder and the BBEdit 8 icon. I
suppose I'm mentally flexible enough.


--
Jeremy