Chiclet refers to a brand of chewing gum. The tabs look like pieces of Chiclets chewing gum. They look terrible when they are displayed in two rows.
-Adrian --- On Mon, 1/3/11, Jacques Le Roux <jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > By "chiclet" main navigation style, > you mean the tabs? Then I think we should keep Flat Grey as > it is (because there are advantages > to have tabs) and create a Flat Grey evolution... > > Jacques > > From: "Adrian Crum" <adrian.c...@yahoo.com> > >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 > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
