Colour Differentiation of Structure Levels...

[Mark_SAI]

I sometimes find it easier to understand a block diagram if I colour the background:

 

Which got me thinking... what if I had something like this:

It is not immediately obvious to me the levels of the structures... so perhaps I should colour the levels progressively darker:

Now it looks like you have multiple layers of tinted glass stacked up, and gives it an almost 3D look! I can now immediately tell which structure is innermost.

I think the enviroment should have the ability to specify colours of structure depth:

What do you think?

[JackDunaway]

This is one of the gnarliest thread-jacks I've ever seen - those images are fascinating. Bringing it back in though, I kinda like PJM's idea of just alternating structure levels - it's more scalable for deeper levels without making a background too dark. I don't know if I'd use it, but it's worth mulling over. May even try it out on a couple of my VI's (I have never colored the background intentionally).

[Chris_in_Colorado]

I vote for this!

[Intaris]

Chris,

This has been pointed out by others.  Your vote in a comment doesn't mean crap without clicking on the KUDOS icon on the top-left of the proposed idea.  I even voted by mistake checking if you had already done this.  Comments are for commenting.  The Kudo button is for voting for the idea.

Please please learn how this forum works.

[Darren]

Any idea that has received less than 5 kudos within 5 years after posting will be automatically declined.