[Design] Alternate sidebar designs for icons and the overlay state -- last call for votes

[John Anderson]

Feature freeze is coming up tomorrow and so far we've only gotten two 
votes: one for alternative 1 and another for alternative 2. So take a 
moment and let us know which design you prefer.

John

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Hi:

We're trying to evaluate some alternate sidebar designs for icons and 
the overlay state. You could help us out by giving us your opinion on 
the alternatives, or by suggesting better alternatives.

To see the different alternatives, check out the latest Chandler, start 
with a fresh repository, add a bunch of collections, explore overlaying 
and displaying them, noting the mouse hover state, the icons, and the 
disabled state when viewing only the all collection.

Next, checkout the first alternative design by choosing Test>Skins>CPIA 
Test. It uses a separate control for the overlay state.

There is an unfortunate bug that recently popped up in CPIA Test, where 
the menus disappear, so, for now, quit and restart to get the menus 
back. Finally, choose the second alternative by choosing Test>Skins>CPIA 
Test2. It's the same as the first alternative, except that it displays 
an off state, instead of displaying nothing, for the non-overlayed state.

Let us know which you prefer, or if you've got some other ideas you'd 
like to see, since it's reasonably easy to try alternatives.

John

P.S. There are a few other bugs that you might encounter, but we thought 
it was better to try to get feedback on which design people preferred 
before we fixed every last bug.
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