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Hi again. This isn't a MAJOR issue, but i've been using the on-screen keyboard a bit recently and one thing i've noticed is that it's very difficult to see what key i'm on when i'm using it, especially in the dark (when my iMac's monitor is the brightest thing in the room obviously). I'm not sure how i can reproduce this for you, but try this screenshot:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/702860/screenshots/Screen%20shot%202010-04-09%20at%2021.27.44.png
Open that link and tilt your head slightly so you're kind of looking sideways at the screen. If you're anything like me, that blue outline will become very difficult to see without squinting at it, and that's exactly how it feels for me to use the keyboard from 3 or 4 metres away. I often have to get closer to the screen just to be able to see the outline, which sort of negates its purpose.
So, two suggestions to make this stand out a bit more:
1. Could the overlay background (currently a blue-ish grey colour) be made darker, similar to the colour of HUD windows in QuickTime (e.g., black at about 60% opacity)?
2. Could the blue outline be made thicker by 2 pixels on the inside and 1 pixel on the outside?
3. Could an additional dark line be added to the inside border of the blue outline to make it stand out more?
Here is a very crude Photoshop attempt at what i'm suggesting:
BEFORE: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/702860/screenshots/rbkey-before.png
AFTER: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/702860/screenshots/rbkey-after.png
Thanks!
