Request opinions on MDI buttons
Monday, September 29, 2003 by bordfryr | Discussion: Skinning
I am currently working on a skin that I am considering using large round MDI buttons. About 1 1/2 times the size of the Windows Luna buttons. I have noticed that a lot of skins have very small buttons which I find unhandy. They would be plain in the normal state and show a graphic of some sort in the mouseover state. Thanks for your input. 
bordfryr
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:06 AM
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:06 AM
Not so. I have already made them larger. Of course I had to double the height of the top bar. They work quite well, but I was wondering how they would be accepted by the "general population" here.
MikeB314
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:42 AM
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:42 AM
Do you mean you made the menu bar double height? That is where the MDI buttons appear. I didn't think that was possible either. I'd like to see a screenshot.
bordfryr
Reply #5 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:53 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:53 PM
OK, click my name to see the screenshot. I can make it bigger if you'd like. Thanks.
Koasati
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:37 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:37 PM
I don't see any MDI buttons in that screenshot........... just huge Titlebar buttons. 
bordfryr
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:46 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:46 PM
Oops! My fart. I mean fault. I would like opinions on large TITLEBAR buttons.
bordfryr slinks off to a dark corner.
bordfryr slinks off to a dark corner.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:23 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:23 PM
I personally hate teeny tiny titlebar buttons.Fitts law states an interfaces usability is directly influenced by how much effort is required to access any function,so bigger is better...to a point.
Lantec
Reply #9 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 3:24 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 3:24 AM
I have a question about the MDI mouseovers & states. The mouseovers look great in the Skinstudio preview box but do not work in the menubar in Skinstudio or most other programs. I also have the problem where the pressed state "sticks" after the button is used the first time. (the button still works)
Any ideas, comments??
Any ideas, comments??
Lantec
Reply #10 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 3:27 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 3:27 AM
Forgot one, The close button seems to have more space between it and the max button than there is between the max-min buttons. I've looked for some way to modify their locations but so far no luck.
eieio
Reply #11 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 4:58 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 4:58 AM
essorant has a couple of skins with larger titlebar buttons (well they range from small to large)
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?searchtext=pabulum&sort=Skin&order=Descending&library=1
that I always thought looked very good. I don't particularly like the teeny ones because they are so hard to hit.
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?searchtext=pabulum&sort=Skin&order=Descending&library=1
that I always thought looked very good. I don't particularly like the teeny ones because they are so hard to hit.
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Reply #1 Monday, September 29, 2003 7:20 PM