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BigNate469

MagicCrayon9342 wrote:
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
Related to recent GUI design (not sure where to put it here)…
…why does everything…
…need padding…
…this large?
Padding is the best thing since rounded corners

The sole purpose of a GUI is to present the user with a list of available options for what action(s) to perform next, and do so if the user chooses to do so.

In other words, looking good isn't a bad thing for marketing, but it should come second.

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BigNate469 wrote:
The sole purpose of a GUI is to present the user with a list of available options for what action(s) to perform next, and do so if the user chooses to do so.

In other words, looking good isn't a bad thing for marketing, but it should come second.

How those options are presented is very important. Many visual elements aren't simply decorative – for example, if a button is rounded and has a shadow, it's easier to see that it's a button.

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BigNate469

Maximouse wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
The sole purpose of a GUI is to present the user with a list of available options for what action(s) to perform next, and do so if the user chooses to do so.

In other words, looking good isn't a bad thing for marketing, but it should come second.
How those options are presented is very important. Many visual elements aren't simply decorative – for example, if a button is rounded and has a shadow, it's easier to see that it's a button.

This is true. However, extreme amounts of padding on everything is overdoing it a bit.

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2016s4m29

Maximouse wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
The sole purpose of a GUI is to present the user with a list of available options for what action(s) to perform next, and do so if the user chooses to do so.

In other words, looking good isn't a bad thing for marketing, but it should come second.
How those options are presented is very important. Many visual elements aren't simply decorative – for example, if a button is rounded and has a shadow, it's easier to see that it's a button.

true

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2016s4m29

A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
LINUX BETTER RAID THE WINDOWS TOPIC WITH LINUX PROPAGANDA
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No please!

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BigNate469

A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
LINUX BETTER RAID THE WINDOWS TOPIC WITH LINUX PROPAGANDA
I USE ARCH BTW
Linux protects against the 60-second demon

If anything Microsoft will make Scratch accounts and raid the Apple and Linux(? I haven't seen one…) topics with Windows propaganda.

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zaid1442011

BigNate469 wrote:
A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
LINUX BETTER RAID THE WINDOWS TOPIC WITH LINUX PROPAGANDA
I USE ARCH BTW
Linux protects against the 60-second demon
If anything Microsoft will make Scratch accounts and raid the Apple and Linux(? I haven't seen one…) topics with Windows propaganda.

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BigNate469 wrote:
(#3247)
A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
LINUX BETTER RAID THE WINDOWS TOPIC WITH LINUX PROPAGANDA
I USE ARCH BTW
Linux protects against the 60-second demon
If anything Microsoft will make Scratch accounts and raid the Apple and Linux(? I haven't seen one…) topics with Windows propaganda.

that would crack me up

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I…uh…

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BigNate469 wrote:
A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
LINUX BETTER RAID THE WINDOWS TOPIC WITH LINUX PROPAGANDA
I USE ARCH BTW
Linux protects against the 60-second demon
If anything Microsoft will make Scratch accounts and raid the Apple and Linux(? I haven't seen one…) topics with Windows propaganda.

That would be absolutely hilarious to see, but also incentivize breaking the CGs at the same time. Maybe I could turn this into an animation?

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2016s4m29

BigNate469 wrote:
If anything Microsoft will make Scratch accounts and raid the Apple and Linux(? I haven't seen one…) topics with Windows propaganda.

I Think That's Against The CG'S

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BigNate469

2016s4m29 wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
If anything Microsoft will make Scratch accounts and raid the Apple and Linux(? I haven't seen one…) topics with Windows propaganda.
I Think That's Against The CG'S

Yes, it is. I'm not saying they should do it, it just seems like something they would do.

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The original name of “loves” was “love-its”. Technically speaking, this hasn't changed.

A-MARIO-PLAYER

2016s4m29 wrote:
(#3246)
A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
LINUX BETTER RAID THE WINDOWS TOPIC WITH LINUX PROPAGANDA
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No please!

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gilbert_given_189

gilbert_given_189 wrote:
(sleeps)

I…uh…

…sh…should I proceed?

If you see a line above this text, it means that below this text is my signature.
This place is just a memory to me, I may return occasionally but I'm busy.
I guess I'm an ATer now.

I think I may have seasoned my posts a bit too much.
Also, my posts are getting lengthy lately. Whoops.

Colored Pencil is supposed to color the siggy, but Scratch says it's too big.

There is nothing here…

don don pan pan
dondo pan pan

2016s4m29

gilbert_given_189 wrote:
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
(sleeps)

I…uh…
…sh…should I proceed?

i say so

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kkidslogin

gilbert_given_189 wrote:
(#3255)
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
(sleeps)

I…uh…
…sh…should I proceed?

Yep, just so long as you don't run CrowdStrike software

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PoIygon

MagicCrayon9342 wrote:
(#3240)
gilbert_given_189 wrote:
Related to recent GUI design (not sure where to put it here)…
…why does everything…
…need padding…
…this large?
Padding is the best thing since rounded corners

padding was already a thing before rounded corners.

Fun fact: Padding was invented because mice would usually bite off the edge of a letter and make it not readable so they added spacing so if the mice ate the edges you can still read the letter

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