[PD] some gui objects with grey background in help patches?

IOhannes m zmölnig zmoelnig at iem.at
Wed Nov 23 00:44:59 CET 2022


On 11/22/22 20:15, Peter P. wrote:
> I am putting up a proposal about using colors in vanilla the help
> patches for discussion. I think these patches should
> 
> - Emphasize and encourage users to use the color features of GUI
>    elements by showing that in their respective help patches.
> - Use colors in vanilla help patches to highlight essential objects and actions, for
>    example to indicate the one single bang button I need to press to start an example
>    therein.
> - Stick to the non-color versions otherwise when no highlighting is
>    necessary, as for example the toggles for loudspeaker channels in
>    testtone.pd

and please get rid of blue labels.
e.g. the sliders-help.pd has a prominent blue "Sliders" label i nthe 
center of the patch.

now blue is a significant color in Pd patches: it shows which thingies 
are selected.
so i always try to deselect the text when i have the sliders-patch open.

mgfds
IOhannes

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