Re: [PATCH] make NSProgressIndicator lovely.

[Michael Hanni]

Aloha!

--- Serg Stoyan <stoyan@hologr.com> wrote:
> Hello Michael,
> 
> > The attached patch makes NSProgressIndicator a little more appealing -- I
> > think.
> 
>   Did you inspired by GTK? :)

Yes. :-)

I was using Galeon, watching the progress bar move about, when I realized that
their indicator used a beveled square that would be super easy to replicate. 2
minute hack!

> > Many thanks to the Barista chik at starbucks who brought me the coffee
> > which made this patch possible. :-)
> 
>   Personally, I would like to see NSProgressIndicatior like in attach
>   (NeXT one). I can create it after fixing/testing/cleanup NSMenu* and
>   friends.

The original one is okay, though I kinda feel it doesn't fit in with the other
controls. I mean, it isn't bad to have something different, but the gtk+ one
looks nice with the overall OpenStep look I think.

Plus, implementing the indeterminate look would be pretty easy: create a
beveled box 1/10 the size of the control and simply move it back and forth
within the control. I can implement this easily if someone would like that.

Either way is fine, I'm just too lazy to implement anything more complex. :-)

> PS: What font do you use? It's just great! It is black instead of dark
> grey, readable and looks exactly like Helvetica. I've switched off AA in
> back-art because of dark gray fonts... But these are looks good. Could
> share these fonts?

That would be, I believe, the Helvetica.nfont that comes in the basic fonts
package for the -art backend. However, I use freetype 2.1.4 with the bytecode
interpreter on, maybe that does something?

Cheers!

Michael

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