ruler for panel resizing

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Tuesday 06 May 2008, Riccardo Iaconelli wrote:
> that would make this guy have a point else: ;-)
> http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/06/18/when-everyone-starts-designing-interfaces
>/

slightly OT, but that blog really annoyed me.

people who have no idea what they are talking about should be put on public 
display with a big sign above them defining just what an idiot they are. yes, 
you heard that right: i'm all for public stockades. it's the one part of 
medievel society that i think shouldn't have gone away. maybe a bit more due 
process would've been good, but the essential idea is terrific.

we wouldn't have half the stupidity on display that we contend with on a daily 
basis if people were actually publicly accountable for their inability to 
think straight before spewing their tepid "genius".

> still, I'm unsure on how to display this. maybe ala youtube? (those
> fullscreen/resize buttons?)

back on topic: if the arrows were made directonal so they "said" 
visually "this is the left edge", "this is the right edge" (top/bottom for 
vert) that would probably help somewhat.

don't be afraid to use text in places either.

perhaps even drawing connecters between the items? (warning: bad ascii art 
ensues)

/------------------------- Panel Size Controls -----------------------\
^                                                                     ^
v                                   ||                                v

the ^s would be maximums, v's minimums, || controls the anchor point 
justification. some mouse over tooltips would also work wonders?


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