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Prettier nodes

Open lukors opened this issue 3 years ago • 1 comments

The current nodes are just placeholders.

  • [ ] Create design
  • [ ] Implement design

lukors avatar Jan 24 '22 12:01 lukors

I've had the idea to use a "plugs and sockets" metaphor for connections between nodes. So each type of output has its own plug shape that you can grab and plug into a corresponding input socket.

Maybe grayscale outputs are Shaped like a >:

  • The right side of a Separate node has 4 |> plugs sticking out.
  • The left side of a Combine node has 4 > sockets in it, with an accentuation for the > shape where the |> plugs fit.

This makes it really clear what socket does what without having to only rely on colors, like many other programs do.

Sockets could also be shaped like a D, or like a square, etc.

Colors could go along with each socket for even better differentiation.

lukors avatar Jan 24 '22 12:01 lukors