Closed Bug 30307 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

Radio buttons are misshapen and assymetrical

Categories

(Core :: Layout: Form Controls, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
Layout: Form Controls
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 28563

People

(Reporter: bugzilla, Assigned: dcone)

Details

A discussion on the .ui newsgroup lead to the suggestion that this be filed, and in my quick bugzilla search, I don't see that anyone's added it so I will. The problem: The paint routines used to draw the radio button result in a non- symmetrical button that just plain looks *BAD*, especially when compared with smoother, bitmapped buttons in other OSes. This has been attributed to a poor circle-drawing algorythm that doesn't scale well at small sizes. Thus the circle and "dot" of the selected radio button look misshapen and bruised, like they've been pounded a few times. In fact, the button looks kinda like a zit. It was suggested that this could be improved by (A) fixing the drawing code so it scales well to drawing small circles and (B) implementing a "blur" or anti- aliasing over the widget so it compares favorably to other widgets the user is already used to, aesthetically speaking. See the thread starting at http://x43.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=588127330&search= thread&CONTEXT=952115725.1387724862&HIT_CONTEXT=952115725.1387724862&HIT_NUM=2& hitnum=0 for more information. http://x43.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=588166802&CONTEXT=952115725.1387724862&hitnum=2 also contains good info. That's it!
changing component to html form controls, reassigning.
Assignee: trudelle → rods
Component: XP Toolkit/Widgets → HTML Form Controls
QA Contact: jrgm → ckritzer
Proper anti-aliasing would require alpha transparency, and also floating-point math (whereas normal circle-drawing algorithms only require integer math) -- so it might be a bit slow. Just a symmetrical circle drawing algorithm would be a good start. Why is this in `HTML form controls'? Shouldn't it apply to all XPToolkit radio buttons, and therefore be in `XPToolkit/Widgets'?
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
That's where I had it originally. Dunno why it got moved.
could be a dup
Assignee: rods → dcone
This is a duplicate. See 28563 for more information. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28563 ***
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Verified duplicate.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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