On 11/24/05, mental@...3... <mental@...3...> wrote:
There's still the issue of how one can tell the "current drawing" color without drawing anything. Maybe a widget at the end of the palette/swatches bar?
Since the "current" color is relevant only for some tools (those that create objects), I'd propose to place this indicator in the right-hand end of those tools' Controls bars. This way: (1) it won't clutter the statusbar (already quite full with stuff), (2) it will be as far as possible from the selected style indicator, to avoid confusion; (3) its relevance to object creation will be more obvious; and (4) its non-interactive character will be more obvious (generally, the further to the right, the less important and less interactive are widgets in our UI).
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