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Author Topic: grid selection visual is a little awkward?  (Read 3006 times)

superboyac

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grid selection visual is a little awkward?
« on: October 11, 2011, 10:24 AM »
One of the things that is just a tad weird about CHS is the grid selection style.  To me, it seems like the opposite of what I expect, like looking at a negative photograph.
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When you click on a "cell" the color of the selected cell doesn't change at all (which is counter intuitive).  Instead the whole row highlights, except for the clicked cell.  I like the whole row highlighting, but it would feel better if the selected cell was highlighted some way also, perhaps a light yellow background just to distinguish it from the non selected cells.

Or better yet, let the users choose the colors for all that stuff.  What do you say?

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Re: grid selection visual is a little awkward?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2011, 04:53 PM »
Or better yet, let the users choose the colors for all that stuff.  What do you say?
No! Never! :P
Even though I do agree that the design can and should be improved, mouser's programs suffer from excess of options, and this is clearly not a main feature of the program, it should not be an option.

I suggest a lighter grey background for the selected field :)

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Re: grid selection visual is a little awkward?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2011, 07:47 PM »
yeah let's see if i can improve the look of that.