Re: [PATCH] make NSProgressIndicator lovely.

[Serg Stoyan]

Hello Michael,

> 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!

  You like hacks... :)

> > > 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.

  It fits nice with OPENSTEP.

> 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.
> :-)

  It's better than that blue one.

> > 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?

  There are some problems with GNUstep and FT 2.1, isn't it?

-- 
Serg Stoyan