MySQL Bugs: #44782: Minor aesthetic problem in the Workbench Central pane

Bug #44782	Minor aesthetic problem in the Workbench Central pane
Submitted:	11 May 2009 11:14	Modified:	30 May 2013 11:55
Reporter:	Matti Kerttula	Email Updates:
Status:	Won't fix	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.2.0a	OS:	Linux (Ubuntu 9.04 x86-64)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	GUI

Description:
With large fonts, the logo in the Workbench Central pane looks misplaced. It seems this is because:

1. Logo with its own background gradient is aligned vertically at the middle.
2. The background gradient of the pane is aligned at the top.

Additionally, the low end of the gradient is white and the area under it is dark.

How to repeat:
Tested in the GNOME desktop environment:
1. Select a large application font in the system preferences. 
2. Start MySQL Workbench.

Suggested fix:
I'm not familiar with the code, but:

1. Set the vertical alignment of the background gradient and the logo to the top of the pane.
2. Set the pane backgound color outside the gradient area to white.

or

1. Remove the gradient background from the logo and alpha blend against the pane background.
2. Scale the background gradient to fit the size of the pane.

Thank you for the bug report.

The Workbench Central pane doesn't seem to respect GNOME font settings in newer version of Workbench (5.2.8 beta) and I can't find any way to change the font size. If that is a design choice, I think this bug can be considered as fixed.

Someone might think the fixed-size fonts are an accessibility problem, though.

it is indeed a design choice. keeping it as feature request

The home screen has been completely redesigned.