I was thinking we could use colors from the Apache logo and the BizznessTime theme. I would also like to get rid of the "chiclet" main navigation style, and maybe have that menu in a collapsible left column.
-Adrian --- On Sun, 1/2/11, Sascha Rodekamp <sascha.rodekamp.lynx...@googlemail.com> wrote: > From: Sascha Rodekamp <sascha.rodekamp.lynx...@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: Discussion: Flat Grey Visual Theme > To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org, "Jacques Le Roux" <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> > Date: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 2:27 AM > I really would appreciate to keep the > Flat Gray. But you're right it needs a > few visual improvements. > Let me think about this, maybe somethink comes to my mind > ..... :-) > > Cheers > > 2010/12/29 Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> > > > IIRW, it's the only really RTL capable. So a big YES > to keep it, of course. > > I have no ideas though :/ > > > > Jacques > > > > From: "Adrian Crum" <adrian.c...@yahoo.com> > > > > The Flat Grey visual theme is getting old. > >> > >> The current version of the theme is based on the > original look and feel of > >> OFBiz when I first joined the community - back in > 2004. Around the Spring of > >> 2007 I added some gradient gifs to make the > original style a little more > >> interesting. > >> > >> After that, the visual theme was converted to a > floating flexible layout > >> (to fit any size screen), it was made > sight-impaired accessible (font size > >> can be changed), and it added support for > bi-directional layout (for rtl > >> languages). Those design decisions were made by > the OFBiz community and, in > >> my opinion, continue to make the Flat Grey theme > the fallback theme when all > >> else fails. It just works. > >> > >> Despite its advantages, it looks dated. I would > like to update it to make > >> it more modern, but maintain its advantages over > the other themes. I'm > >> thinking it only needs css and gif file updates. > The current templates and > >> javascripts would be maintained. > >> > >> If anyone is interested, they are welcome to help > out. I would also > >> appreciate any suggestions or comments. > >> > >> Let me know what you think. > >> > >> -Adrian > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Sascha Rodekamp > Lynx-Consulting GmbH > Johanniskirchplatz 6 > D-33615 Bielefeld > http://www.lynx.de >
