Here we go: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-4092
-Adrian --- On Mon, 1/3/11, Adrian Crum <adrian.c...@yahoo.com> wrote: > That's great news Ryan - I can't wait > to see the new theme! > > It's good to know you're willing to help with Flat Grey - > I'm no graphics artist. As far as updating Flay Grey - I can > create a Jira issue and you can supply patches if you like. > I really don't have much to say in addition to what I've > said on the mailing list. > > Maybe the location of the main navigation tab bar can be > controlled by a user setting - top, left, or right. > > -Adrian > > --- On Mon, 1/3/11, Ryan Foster <cont...@ryanlfoster.com> > wrote: > > IMO I see no reason to have a "Flat > > Grey Evolution" theme. Adrian is right, the Flat > Grey > > theme hasn't had a visual update in years and it looks > very > > dated. It needs some love. Let's not add another > > improved version, let's just improve the version we > have > > now. I think that is more efficient and more > > beneficial in the long run. > > > > As far as the tabs go, we can still keep a > horizontal, > > tab-like navigation without actually having the tabs > look > > like tabs. Because, the absolutely do look terrible > > displayed in two rows. Adrian, I would be > > happy to collaborate with you on this. I think I > have > > some ideas that could help. Email me directly if > you > > want to hash out some ideas outside of this mailing > list > > discussion. > > > > Consequently, as far as new admin themes go, I guess I > can > > use this as an opportunity as well to drop a teaser > about a > > new theme I have been working on already for some time > now > > that I honestly hope will become the go-to theme for > > scalability and customization, and that will > eventually > > replace the Flat Grey theme altogether. The new > theme > > scales down very well to 800x600 and has minimal > styling for > > maximum flexibility and customization. Stay tuned > for > > more details in the next few days... > > > > Ryan L. Foster > > 801.671.0769 > > cont...@ryanlfoster.com > > > > On Jan 3, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Adrian Crum wrote: > > > > > 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 > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
