[Panel-devel] [PATCH] Smaller toolbox with icons

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Friday 28 December 2007, Craig Duquette wrote:
> What do you guys think about having the text on the right? Take a look
> at the screenshot I've attached. I'm used to seeing icon then the
> description, not the other way around.
>
> The other issue is the widgets have different widths which doesn't
> look as clean as just icons.

this is actually sort of why i'd like to eventually have the text on the left. 
the icons can then be lined up around the inside of the circular hover area 
and the text can extend out.

> What are your thoughts about having a tooltip label in the center of
> the toolbox that changes to the name of the widget you're hovering
> over? I think that'd look a lot cleaner and cooler.

that would mean a (often much) larger toolbox, probably wouldn't be too great 
for visual association (lots of odd eye movements and visually disconnected 
elements) and makes for a small target to hit (text+icon > icon)

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