Another idea is to have the screenshots exclude the Ubuntu bar. Though it is "Linux" Multimedia Studio, I use it on Windows too and some people who don't know what Ubuntu is may think it part of the program... And I really need to just send one big email rather than all these small ones xD But this looks amazing compared to the old site. :D I'm excited.
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Ian Sannar <[email protected]> wrote: > One other thing, the buttons look better green when they match the logo. :) > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Ian Sannar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> @Tres, That's great! Looks much better. The only suggestion I have is to >> make sure things are capitalized and punctuated unless it's intentional. >> I'm definitely liking this so far. I'll let you know if I have any more >> suggestions. >> Is there a site where we can view the current mock-up? >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Vesa <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 08/13/2014 07:47 AM, Tres Finocchiaro wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the feedback. I'll move forward with it. >>> >>> Since Vesa went into specifics, I'll respond to his items directly. >>> >>> >>> Sorry for delayed response. I'll try to clarify a bit here... >>> >>> >>> >>> - align the text/buttons vertically, make sure the top/bottom margins are >>>> even >>>> >>> That will likely increase the height of the banner. Do you think it's >>> ok if it gets taller? >>> >>> >>> No no, it doesn't have to increase the height. What I'm saying is to >>> center the text, so that there's the same amount of distance from the top >>> of the text->top edge and bottom of text->bottom edge. All you need is to >>> move the text, the size of the banner can stay the same. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> - also make sure left/right margins are even >>>> >>> That should be possible at full screen resolution but due to the >>> overflow nature of the content on smaller screens, some window dimensions >>> won't be even. >>> >>> >>> Yeah, I don't think it's a big concern. Again, to be clear, speaking of >>> the internal margins in the image. Also, very small screens often scale the >>> content anyways... Anyway, as long as it's even on fullscreen, that's good >>> enough. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> - improve the background: too blurry, shows some aliasing >>>> >>> That was actually intentional because it's a tiled JPG and weighs in at >>> a very small file size but point taken. It will be easily replaceable via >>> github once the commit is in. >>> >>> >>> Cool. JPG's aren't really useful for anything other than photos... the >>> artifacting on them is very noticeable and ugly on all computer-generated >>> graphics. If size is a concern, it would be better to use GIF, since there >>> are so few colours in the background that you can probably get away just >>> fine with an 8-bit palette. (Sure, it's an obsolete format, but it still >>> works pretty well for some corner cases.) Just don't use dithering when you >>> convert to 8-bit, that'll look ugly... if it turns out that 8-bit isn't >>> enough after all, then an optimized PNG is a good second choice. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> - possibly make the button backgrounds a bit darker, and maybe add a *very* >>>> slight gradient to them (vertical gradient, light top-dark bottom) >>>> >>> This is something I hadn't brought up yet, but we're currently working >>> with a vanilla bootstrap theme so our buttons currently look like the rest >>> of the world. I'd be happy to override these colors with ones we've chosen >>> that better personalize the page. Would you propose we do it site-wide, or >>> a one-off use for the jumbotron only? >>> >>> >>> I haven't had much chance to look at the rest of the site yet, but if >>> the style is similar, then I'd suggest the same change for the buttons >>> there as well. Just keep the gradient subtle - too much looks garish, but >>> just the right amount gives the button some depth and makes it stand out as >>> UI element. >>> >>> Also, not sure if we already do this, but highlighting on hover would be >>> a good idea - just a slight increase in brightness when hovered over. This >>> could be a short CSS transition, maybe 100ms or so. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> - improve the reflection effect on the image, have it fade out more >>>> gradually, >>>> currently looks like the reflection is cut in half >>> >>> Same height considerations as the button recommendations. It's a >>> transparent PNG so it can easily be replaced. >>> >>> >>> The image can stay the same size. Just increase the length of the alpha >>> gradient... >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>> >>> >> >
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