After adding gemada's new skin "LooxPosh Hybrid" into the Graphics folder (along with LooxHiQ, LooxLite, LooxPhat, LooxPosh, LooxPoshDark, LooxPoshLight), I now have a nice collection of alternative skin designs - which is great.
2. Easier on the eyes ?
Recently I started thinking about the possibility of customising the size of some of the skin icons, to make them a little larger (ie easier for me to see, and click). I'll list some in a moment, but one example would be the 'Minimize Window' button (top right, in Composer window).
These days, I use reading glasses to read smaller text on the computer screen, but even while wearing them I feel that my MU.LAB workflow could be speeded up if certain items were slightly larger.
If I had skin-making skills (which I do not), it would be about making something that 'looks easy to see', so perhaps I would name it "LooxEZ2C" (!).
With my limited knowledge, I've had a little play with the 'CollapseExpand' parameters of the "FullRack.Xml" and "SmallRack.Xml" files, in the "Panels" folder of LooxPosh, and managed to make a little example for the Collapse/Expand rack buttons:
Standard LooxPosh rack
Modified LooxPosh rack
So, I'm now just wondering whether any other users would find variations of this kind useful - or does everone else have 20/20 vision (!).
Some of the items I might modify (just my own personal taste) would be:
- The Minimise and Maximise icons, in certain windows (eg Composer window, Key Editor window, Modular Area window, etc).
- The Close Window icon (in various windows).
- The very small text for the drive descriptions, on the right hand side in the 'Edit->Choose External Audio Editor' file browser.
- Scroll-button icons, in various windows (bottom right). And perhaps slightly 'thicker' Scroll-bars (?).
- Racks: Collapse/Expand icons (at top left of rack).
- Racks: Speaker Mute/Unmute icons (at bottom of rack).
Les J.
PS. These are just some little personal preferences. I still appreciate all of the good work already done (as per my opening paragraph).
