At 01:33 PM 1/4/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>> Alpha blending menus could be useful there somehow, couldn't they? :)
>> I speak without having any experience on this kind of programming,
>> so I have no clue as to how difficult it would be to implement that. :P
>
>I'd oppose the idea on non-programming grounds. contrast, brightness in
>general readability is a major problem for PDA devices. remember they
>are not used in the office, but in a lot of environments with less than
>optimal lighting conditions, and most people who care for battery life
>don't switch the backlight on unless it's needed.
>
>semi-transparency greatly reduces the contrast, making readibility
>worse than it already is.
But many people like it. As with most every feature, it should be optional :-p
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Jonathan Wilson
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Central Texas IT http://www.centraltexasit.com
Received on Wed Jan 9 14:29:39 2002
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