Nice!
Maybe the overlays could have other options like Grid and Grid Levels, Outline Selected, Frames, Noodle curving and maybe even Noodles themselves! Trying to mimic more the 3D View options. Quite some time I was waiting for these cosmetic changes, happy to see all these patches!

I'm mostly asking this because I'm curious, I don't want to bike-shed or slow anything down too much-- did you ever try short dashes instead of very long ones? They still look really nice IMO, and feel more like a dashed lines than lines that have sections with different shades.

The dashes should probably be turned on by default in versioning, because they may help people understand fields and it's the first time they will be visible. It would probably be less controversial too :)

I think this is an excellent solution to a community UX debate.

In D12886#338156, @Hans Goudey (HooglyBoogly) wrote:

I'm mostly asking this because I'm curious, I don't want to bike-shed or slow anything down too much-- did you ever try short dashes instead of very long ones? They still look really nice IMO, and feel more like a dashed lines than lines that have sections with different shades.

The dashes should probably be turned on by default in versioning, because they may help people understand fields and it's the first time they will be visible. It would probably be less controversial too :)

Building on what Hans asked, and perhaps going too far, what about an option for the user to set the length of the dashes? I would prefer shorter ones that are closer to a series of dots, but others might like longer ones.

@Hans Goudey (HooglyBoogly) That code is from so long that I have to check this patch and see if now that threshold is correct or even relevant.
But as a short explanation, start_gradient_threshold and end_gradient_threshold area meant to shrink and grow the gradient effect, like pushing and pulling the corners (start/end) to have a more or less smooth transition.
The point of that comment - in that moment - is that the center of the wires was a bit off so that's why those values were set less centered, that is, from around 0.5 (centered) to around 0.4 (offset to left). But as said, I have to check well it now and I will provide a diff here for that specific part is case it needs some tweak.

In D12886#338225, @Paul Larson (GeorgiaPacific) wrote:

In D12886#338156, @Hans Goudey (HooglyBoogly) wrote:

I'm mostly asking this because I'm curious, I don't want to bike-shed or slow anything down too much-- did you ever try short dashes instead of very long ones? They still look really nice IMO, and feel more like a dashed lines than lines that have sections with different shades.

The dashes should probably be turned on by default in versioning, because they may help people understand fields and it's the first time they will be visible. It would probably be less controversial too :)

Building on what Hans asked, and perhaps going too far, what about an option for the user to set the length of the dashes? I would prefer shorter ones that are closer to a series of dots, but others might like longer ones.

Riccardo Bancone posted the following in the Geometry Nodes DevTalk thread: 'If He’ll add dash density, dash opacity and wires thickness (Separate for fields and Geo) controls that will be the perfect balance between quick customization and simplicity IMHO.' Please overlook my posting a second time here if that is not appropriate. I love this patch and where it is going. Adding dash density, dash opacity, and wires thickness controls (maybe as a future patch, if that is too much for now) would make the nodes visual customization that this introduces even better. Thank you for adding this customization as an option!

Just for the records (I talked to Pablo about that in real life as well): I don't think dashed lines should be an option. The same way the socket shape is not an option (I borrow this argument from someone else ;) )

Some changes are still planned for this patch I think, I'll check again after that.