gtk d-i : using size instead of "shape" to differentiate text
Hi everybody,
In gtk d-i, wouldn't it be better to use size to
differentiate the "sections of text", instead of using
diffent "shapes"(bold, italic, regular)?
Currently, all the text has the same size, and are
differentiated like this (ordered by importance):
"Step" title - bold
Question - regular
Options/Text Entry title - italic
Question description - regular
What I sugest would be (assuming the Next/Go Back text
size is now at 10 px):
"Step" title - 12 px
Question - 11 px
Options/Text Entry title- 10 px
Question description - 9 px. If it makes the interface
too confusing (too many sizes), then 10 px.
Of course, the diferences in size could be greater,
for example, the "Step" title could be 2 pixels bigger
than the question, and the Question 2 pixels bigger
than the Options/Text Entry title. It would only
depend on the maximum amount of text that there could
exist on-screen at the minimum resolution possible.
The reasons I ordered the sizes this way are:
Step title: a user shouldn't loose himself in what
part of the instalation he is in :) ;
Question: a user must then know what is being
requested/asked of him;
Options/Text Entry title: a user must then know his
available options, or what he must type exactly in the
text entry;
Question description: after getting the previous
three, the user can read a semi-detailed description
of what is being requested/asked of him. New users
would read them anyway, but users which install many
times debian, or have been using debian in the past,
or are advanced users, etc., will know by heart or
understand imediately what each question is about, and
will disregard it.
An example (not the best, because has little text) of
how doing this improves the readability of an
interface, see for example this gdm theme for etch:
http://cdd.debian-br.org/~si0ux/artwork/debian/01/01gdm.png
The title "Welcome" is the first thing grabing
atention, then the Text entry title "Username".
OH MY ... http://www.geocities.com/jobezone/index.html
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