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Bug 129644 - Rules: alternating colors on multiple rows
Rules: alternating colors on multiple rows
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 318163
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkTreeView
2.4.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
: Medium API
Assigned To: gtktreeview-bugs
gtktreeview-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-12-18 21:14 UTC by Luc Pi
Modified: 2006-05-27 22:51 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Luc Pi 2003-12-18 21:14:35 UTC 
Alternating colors is very good to follow a given row, without loosing the
thread. However, on a big TreeView with many and long rows on screen, it
becomes confusing for the eyes.

I think human eye catch easly up to 6-7 items. With more it requires some
extra efforts. About 6 stripes alternating color, "containing" each about 6
rows would make a much better visual help.

Ideally the height of the stripes would be adjusted according to the number
of visibles rows.

See also http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106406 which could
complete the effect with a top/bottom border, if needed.
Comment 1 Hans Petter Jansson 2006-04-30 01:33:47 UTC 
See bug 318163 for a patch that would address this using a style property.
Comment 2 Kristian Rietveld 2006-05-27 22:49:29 UTC 
I'd argue that this is different from #318163.  Also, I am not sure how this should work with rows with different heights (I don't think people should use rows with different heights and row-hinting anyway ...).
Comment 3 Kristian Rietveld 2006-05-27 22:51:32 UTC 
Now I am actually looking at the patch in #318163, I figured that it does fix this issue.  Marking as DUP.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 318163 ***