CHAPTER 2
Container Views
2-8 How Views Look
Figure 2-6 An alert box has a thick wavy border
Plain Border 2
For simplicity, some container views require a plain black border made of
medium-weight lines. Figure 2-7 shows examples of views with plain borders.
Figure 2-7 Some views need the simplicity of a plain border
Drop Shadows 2
It’s possible to add a drop shadow to a view’s bottom and right borders, but
this ersatz 3D look is not appropriate for Newton applications. Don’t use
drop shadows just because you like the way they look or because you want
to make a Newton application look like a personal computer application.
Although you shouldn’t use drop shadows, you can use another type of
shadow that tells users something about a view. For example, a shadow