[dev] blindup/blinddown in IMP quoted text

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

> Quoting Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>:
>
>> Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:
>>
>>> This is a UI opinion, but: I really don't like the blindUp/blindDown
>>> when showing/hiding quoted text now in IMP. It seems jerky and
>>> gratuitous - I'd much rather just show/hide the element. Anyone object
>>> to changing it?
>>
>> FWIW, I agree with Chuck.
>
> I disagree (obviously because I implemented it).  It was way too  
> jerky before - you could go from no text to 200+ lines of text in an  
> instant.  You go from no scrollbar to a huge scrollbar in a  
> millisecond.  "Startling" and/or "jarring" is probably the best word  
> to describe that transition.  This is the same reason I used the  
> effect for parts lists and expanding subfolders.
>
> If the effect appears jerky now, maybe the params need to be changed  
> - such as setting the duration to a longer timespan  Additional time  
> should not make that much a difference since a person is going to  
> read from top to bottom when expanding, and they can begin to read  
> the top text while the effect completes.

If you guys hadn't mentioned it, I hadn't noticed this change, so  
smooth it is working here. That's not a helpful contribution to the  
discussion, I know. It doesn't annoy me and it's not jerky for me, but  
I don't see the necessity of it either.

Jan.

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