From: Robin Rosenberg Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:36:01 GMT Subject: Re: [EGIT PATCH 06/11] Implement basic customizable label decorations with preferences Message-ID: <200902052236.01478.robin.rosenberg@dewire.com> In-Reply-To: <498B5374.1030305@gmail.com> torsdag 05 februari 2009 22:00:36 skrev Tor Arne Vestbø: > Here are two alternatives. The first one (A) uses the same icons as > before, but adds red and green shading. The second one (B) uses the > green plus sign for added (which is used all over the place in Eclipse > to mean 'added'), and the gray x for removed (which is also used all > over the place in Eclipse for that same concept). > > http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5138/egitmockupmm7.png > > I favor solution B, as it uses recognizable concepts from the existing > Eclipse UI, plus that having a red removed-icon conflicts too much with > the conflict-icon (pun intended). There's also a very similar red icon > in JDT that indicates that something needs fixing (a red medic kit), > which is another reason to go with solution B. I go with B. Btw, shouldn't staged, added and removed also count as outgoing, i.e. ">" ? -- robin