Re: Check/Radio buttons [was Re: 1.2 theme properties / 2.0 default theme]

[Calum Benson <calum benson ireland sun com>]

Owen Taylor wrote:
 
> > I'm not mad on the gradient either, but it would be interesting to see
> > what a selected radio button would look like if its gradient was
> > reversed-- i.e. to make it look as though it was pushed-in.  (Yes, I
> > know I could just try it myself in GIMP, but I don't have the energy
> > right now!)
> 
> It would look a lot like the current GTK+ buttons - there wouldn't
> be enough visual distinction with the small area. You need to add
> some sort of extra indicator in the active state.

There already is an extra indicator-- a filled circle for radio buttons,
and a checkmark for check buttons.  I wasn't suggesting getting rid of
those.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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