Re: [Plib-devel] PUI rendering fixes

[Andy R. <an...@pl...>]

Steve Baker wrote:
> Andy Ross wrote:
> > I also changed the stipple to a simpler 1010 pattern from the
> > four-pixel dash pattern it originally had.  IMHO, the tighter
> > pattern is prettier.
>
> I chose the 0x0F0F pattern because 0x5555 or even 0x3333 tend to
> look more like a grey line on cheap high resolution CRT's.

And is a grey line undesirable?  FWIW, current versions of Gtk+ use
exactly the same stipple pattern to indicate their keyboard focus.
I've attached two (tiny) screenshots of the old and new code as an
example.  Honestly, the wide dashes look kinda clunky to me.  Would
you accept a patch that made the value settable?

Andy