Humm.. I don't like it very much, at least, not the way you show it, maybe it's just the 'no new mail 'aicon being shifted with the adarwin logo next to it that doesn't feel right for me.. oh well, you would know better! too bad MrJo's skin doesn't integrate right away, I thought it looked great !
KKRT On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 05:40:14PM +0000, Tom Hennigan wrote: > Personally I'm not a huge fan of MrJo's skin :-( It doesn't work well > unless you modify your system look as well (which on OS X is not a > particularly easy thing to do..) > > But!! There is another one. aDarwin V.5.5 integrates really well with > OS X (without the brushed metal look I think). All the aDarwin skins > have been really high quality, and integrate well with the dock icon > used with aMSN Mac. > > The author (BoneFill) has also designed a new dock icon for the OS X > version (he is also the author of the original icon). The only thing > I've noticed, is that in the contact list it says "aDarwin", rather > than "aMSN", but I'm sure BoneFill would be happy to update this! > > I did actually talk to him about using this as the default skin for > 0.97, and he seemed happy about it. I was thinking of doing a poll on > Cocoaforge? But maybe it's best to keep it on the ML... > > - Tom > > ps. Here are some screenshots: > http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9462/adarwinmd8.png > http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3079/amsnzg9.png > > > On 2 Feb 2007, at 16:16, Youness Alaoui wrote: > > >I got a question for the team, for the graphic artists and for Tom > >Henningan. > >Afaik, the Mac binaries ship with a different 'default skin', one > >that is more centered on the Mac look and > >feel, right ? > >Since we'll change the default skin of amsn, I thought that maybe > >the mac version should also get a new default > >skin. > >I thought about it looking here : > >http://www.amsn-project.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2371&start=15 > >here's a screenshot : http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/4306/ > >image17mz.jpg > >how does it look to you ? Do you think it's a good idea ? should we > >ask 'MrJo' if we can use that skin? > >Should it be 'as is', or should it be modified again ? > >your comments are welcomed... > >tom H. could supervise this to make it into a real mac look & feel. > > > >p.s.: I liked the one I gave the links to, but maybe something else > >could be more appropriate... > > > >Lee's comments : > >Beast says: > >yes, it does make sense to have a default mac skin that suits mac a > >bit more, but that also raises questions as > >to what we want to include with it > >KaKaRoTo says: > >what do you mean what we want to include with it ? > >Beast says: > >in default we would have the "buddy icon" in this screenshot, it > >uses a "crystal icon" > >Beast says: > >because the crystal icon is a bit more mac-ish, does that mean we > >keep that or we use a buddy so it looks > >similar to the default skin on non-mac > >Beast says: > >in that screenshot that you sent me, i have no problems with the > >way it looks, and it fits the mac style very > >well... the main concern that i really have is: using amsn buddy > >icons and other things that make amsn unique, > >helps show that "user is using amsn on mac", but then they may also > >lose the tight integration and similar look > >and feel of mac programs, so it's sort of a toss up > > > >KKRT > > > >On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 10:34:48AM -0500, Youness Alaoui wrote: > >>Ok, great! I hope you'll soon get your PCs fixed! > >>Anyways, you already have Lee in your list, so you can negotiate > >>with him directly. > >>I don't know much, but Lee would know : should the source of the > >>skin go into SVN too ? maybe in extras, no ? > >> > >>KKRT > >> > >>On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 11:13:45AM -0300, Gustavo A. Diaz wrote: > >>>Hi! > >>> > >>>Thanks for you Welcome KKRT =) > >>> > >>>And yes... as you said, the New Skin will represent aMSN itself and > >>>users of course. > >>>So... i hope to give aMSN a "good look" =) > >>>I cant "really" start working on it till i solve my problems > >>>here... so > >>>meanwhile i will start thinking some ideas and asking Lee for > >>>that. I > >>>think he will "guide me" better so i could know how to design > >>>this New Skin. > >>> > >>>Cheers. > >>> > >>>-- > >>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>---- > >>>*/Gustavo A. Di'az/ * > >>>GDNet Projects > >>>www.gdnet.com.ar <http://www.gdnet.com.ar> > >>>Prof. y Soporte Te'cnico UTN > >>>www.frba.utn.edu.ar <http://www.frba.utn.edu.ar/> > >>>(Universidad Tecnolo'gica Nacional) > >>>*Cel:* (011)15-5526-1264 > >>>FirmaEmail > >>> > >>> > >>>Youness Alaoui escribio': > >>>>Hello, > >>>>I'd like to welcome Gustavo as part of the team, he'll be > >>>>managing the > >>>>skins and designing a new default skin > >>>>for the 0.97 release. > >>>>The new default skin Gus will be working on will be based off > >>>>the Emerald > >>>>skin, but it will be different, it's > >>>>not the same skin, so don't you all start jumping and yapping :p > >>>>The difference between emerald and the new default is that > >>>>emerald is > >>>>mainly 'Gus's skin', and will > >>>>represent Gus's ideas, while the new default will be 'our skin', > >>>>whereas > >>>>it will represent more of our ideas and > >>>>the user's ideas.. > >>>>for example, Emerald have an emerald as background, we wouldn't > >>>>want that, > >>>>right ? Gus made his skins so that > >>>>"those who liked them" would choose them, but we want the new > >>>>default as > >>>>someone that "everyone will like". > >>>>Lee (clear_beast) will also be working with Gus for this new > >>>>skin (as in > >>>>teamwork). Gus, you should listen to > >>>>Lee as he has more understanding of the user's point of view, > >>>>and can be a > >>>>great asset for your work. > >>>>welcome to the team :) > >>>> > >>>>KaKaRoTo > >>>>Contact Cards > >>>> > >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>------ > >>>>Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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