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From: greggor@Apple.COM (Greg L. Anderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Progress indicator/thermometers
Message-ID: <53685@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 5 Jun 91 23:28:51 GMT
References: <0B01FFFB.heus4c@outpost.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <0B01FFFB.heus4c@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes:
[...when drawing a progress bar]
>I also like to use the users hilight color rather than a color of
>my choice.  With the hilight color I know the user likes that color.

Speaking strictly as a user, there are two things I don't like about
this practice:

	1.	When I see my hilight color, I expect it to mean
		that something has been hilighted.

	2.	I like bright hilight colors, but I would prefer
		other colored objects to be a little softer.  The
		colors the finder uses for the progress bar are
		good examples.

These are my opinions only; I don't know if there are any HIGs that
apply.

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