[dev] blindup/blinddown in IMP quoted text

[Michael Rubinsky]

Quoting 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.

I guess this one is just a matter of preference.  I personally prefer  
the instant, more "startling" transition :) IMO, transition effects  
like this are way overused in general.

Thanks,
mike

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