GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 643339
consistent use of labels
Last modified: 2021-06-09 16:09:08 UTC
We've waffled a bit on the best style of labels to use when we have a page of columnar settings and as a result we're a bit inconsistent. I think we're converging on <dimmer>right aligned text</dimmer>[space >10px without colon][control] It would be nice to use a value from the theme css instead of hardcoding a dim color for the label.
Use a style class, like\ context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (label); gtk_style_context_add_class (context, "dim-label"); and then in the theme, associate a style with that class: GtkLabel.dim-label { color: <your favourite grey>; }
[Removing GNOME3.0 target as decided in release-team meeting on March 03, 2011. "nice-to-have" categorisation for GNOME3.0]
I think right aligned works better when the contents are centered in the view. It better defines the reading axis between the label and value. Using dimmer text emphasizes the value field. These things may not apply when the label/value pairs are within a container or well defined grid. See Details or User Accounts for examples of where they seem to work well.
We probably don't have so many of those anymore, will review.
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