Re: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted

[Arafat BOUCHAFRA]

Looks great!

Le mar. 8 févr. 2022 à 10:19, Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk> a écrit :

> Hey Eirik and All
>     Please check the attachment. Is the designs good? Sorry i was so busy.
> Have a sync up meeting?
>
> Thanks
>
> From Peter (System Architect, Quantr Limited https://www.quantr.hk ,
> Mobile : 96554595)
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> *From:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 20, 2022 12:48 AM
> *To:* Venus Chung <ve...@quantr.hk>
> *Cc:* Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>; Apache NetBeans <
> dev@netbeans.apache.org>; Peter Cheung <mcheun...@hotmail.com>; Arafat
> BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>
> *Subject:* RE: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> In case it is helpful, I made a quick screencast video showing the icon
> drawing process I used in the past, in Adobe Illustrator:
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> https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/667860571
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> -- Eirik
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> *From:* Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:35 AM
> *To:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>
> *Cc:* Venus Chung <ve...@quantr.hk>; Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>;
> Apache NetBeans <dev@netbeans.apache.org>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> No worries, thanks for the update!
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> Le mer. 19 janv. 2022 à 14:35, Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com> a écrit :
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> Sorry about that--thank you for your help with this project! Happy to
> answer any questions, or to do a screen sharing session.
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> (When I was drawing icons myself, it took me many hours to figure out the
> right tools to use in Illustrator to get the right result. But it goes
> faster after a few icons!)
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> There is also a style guide at
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2617 .
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> -- Eirik
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> *From:* Venus Chung <ve...@quantr.hk>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2022 1:34 AM
> *To:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>; Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>;
> dev@netbeans.apache.org
> *Cc:* Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* 回覆: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> Dear All,
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> I made a mistake,I designed the wrong icon, it needs to be redesigned,
> please give me more time.
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> Best Regards,
> Venus
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> *寄件者:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>
> *寄件日期:* 2022年1月18日 下午 11:11
> *收件者:* Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>; dev@netbeans.apache.org <
> dev@netbeans.apache.org>
> *副本:* Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>; Venus Chung <ve...@quantr.hk>
> *主旨:* RE: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> Hi, Peter.
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> Thank you so much for these efforts!! Could we see what the icons look
> like without Pixel Preview enabled? (View->Pixel Preview in Illustrator)
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> Might you also send the latest version of the Illustrator file? I'd love
> to have a look at grid alignments, and see the new icons against the
> background layer with the old bitmap icons, and at different resolutions
> etc.
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> Happy to meet next week. I could do anytime 8am-11am Hong Kong time, for
> instance. Feel free to pick a day.
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> Thanks again very much to Venus and you!
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>
>
> -- Eirik
>
> (Now on US east coast time.)
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> *From:* Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:45 AM
> *To:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>; dev@netbeans.apache.org
> *Cc:* Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> Dear Eirik & All
>
>     Let's have a wrap-up meeting next week?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> From Peter (System Architect, Quantr Limited https://www.quantr.hk ,
> Mobile : 96554595)
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> *From:* Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 11:36 AM
> *To:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>; dev@netbeans.apache.org <
> dev@netbeans.apache.org>
> *Cc:* Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> Dear all
>
>     Please see the last three rows, is the style matched?
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>
> Thanks
>
> From Peter (System Architect, Quantr Limited https://www.quantr.hk ,
> Mobile : 96554595)
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> *From:* Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:17 AM
> *To:* dev@netbeans.apache.org <dev@netbeans.apache.org>
> *Cc:* Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>; Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>
> *Subject:* RE: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> I think I understand your goal, and this thread now has a good summary of
> pros and cons.
>
> Again, this is really up to whoever does the icon drawing work. Myself, I
> have just contributed the icons that happened to be used in my NetBeans
> Platform app.
>
> Would you be interested in participating in the actual icon drawing
> process, by the way? Or is the use of Adobe Illustrator a deal-breaker for
> you? My company could pay for a license.
>
> Alternatively we could try to work out an Inkscape process, if someone
> wants to commit to drawing a significant number of icons in it (separate
> from the ones Peter Cheung is working on). Although the lack of an
> Artboards feature in Inkscape could be a problem.
>
> -- Eirik
> [1]
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/13026411/13026411_210604+Icons+Overview+Cropped.png
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 11:18 AM
> To: dev@netbeans.apache.org
> Cc: Arafat BOUCHAFRA <arafat...@gmail.com>; Peter Cheung <
> mcheun...@hotmail.com>; Peter Cheung <pe...@quantr.hk>
> Subject: Re: New theme for netbeans, team member wanted
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> On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 15:48, Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com> wrote:
> > Sorry, to clarify: The point about the color palette was my own. My
> argument is that the existing NetBeans icon style is not very well-suited
> for assigning logical colors. In order to designate a meaningful,
> configurable, "accent color", for example, we would have to change the
> overall color palette of the entire icon set. And that's something that's
> easier to do after-the-fact than up-front (see my earlier explanation for
> why).
>
> This is where I somewhat disagree, although I think we're talking about
> different things.
>
> Take 3 different icons - folder, warning, and lightbulb (not sure we have
> one, but ...)
>
> They might all be the same shade of yellow.  However, maybe you want the
> folder icons to take on the accent colour of a look and feel, while a dark
> theme might want to make the shades of the other two a darker yellow, or
> just the warning to match other things in the theme.
>
> Maybe we want to edit the icon files later - this could apply there as
> much as in icon loading.
>
> The point was that to have the icons encode the context of a fill colour
> (eg. CSS class), as well as the colour itself, is potentially useful in
> multiple ways.  And as far as I'm aware, easier to define upfront in a
> template for all icons, than later.  At least in Inkscape (I'm a libre
> graphics person! :-)) I would set up the common stylesheet / palette first,
> then apply to each shape.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Neil
>
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