I guess script files are more important, if you have a script that's because you plan to use that code on more than a single dataset, which is associated with one session file. So you're more likely to be fishing for a script than for a session file, right? Normally you should have more .gretl than .inp files, so I'd give the red (most noticeable colour) to .inp files.




ps: Sorry for the lack of responses on the issues I brought up, I'll check on them soon.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell@wfu.edu> wrote:

Henrique said:

> > > > I have just one more suggestion: In my humble opinion it would be
> > > > better blue .gretl icons and gray .inp icons. What do you think?

Then Allin said:

> > I don't really have an opinion on that -- if you'd prefer to have
> > the colors switched I can do that.

And Henrique replied:

> > I think the color of the session file (.gretl) icons file
> > should have more emphasis, since this type of file is (I
> > think), more often used. So, in my opinion, the .gretl icons
> > should be blue and the .inp icons should be gray.
> >
> > But this is just a matter of aesthetics, ok? ;)

Jack says:

> Not really.
>
> From the perspective of someone who uses icons rarely (I'm a
> shell diehard), I reckon the could be an issue of backward
> compatibility. It's not unlikely that at least some of the users
> think in terms of "blue icon does so-and-so".
>
> And by the way, I'm not quite sure the session file is what
> people click on most often. But it's just a shot in the dark, I
> don't really know.

I'm like Jack in that I mostly work from the shell, and when I do
work with file icons I'm more often opening script files than
session files. Henrique may be right that most people use session
files more frequently; I don't know.

Anyway, I think Patricio's suggestion of distingishing the icons
for the two types of files was a good one. And since we have a
history of using only one icon, the least disruptive/surprising
change is probably what he recommended, namely just varying the
color. Which leaves the question of which type gets to retain the
original blue.

I don't have strong feelings on that. I guess it makes sense to
keep the original color for the file type in which users are on
average most "invested". Any more votes on this?

Allin


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