[dev] blindup/blinddown in IMP quoted text

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>:

>> 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.

That is my feeling as well. This kind of thing feels very Windows 2000  
to me. It's one thing if the cause and effect aren't related, but this  
is a direct click-for-action thing. I feel pretty strongly about not  
animating things like this.

-chuck