On 16/04/2013, at 20:14 , Tim Sutton wrote: > Hi > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Larry Shaffer <lar...@dakotacarto.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Since adding back the old default as a 'classic' theme choice is fairly >> straightforward, only taking about an hour to do, I suggest the following: >> It isn't done for a couple of weeks. >> >> Here's my reasoning. If we are all looking at only the new default theme and >> helping develop that into a complete and cohesive look for 2.0, then those >> who are working on it will benefit greatly by the entire dev community's >> focus. >> >> I also think Robert's and other's reworking of the default icon set to >> address color and useability concerns needs the full focus and support of >> the community for it to have a good chance at success. If right before GUI >> freeze (~ 2 weeks), the new theme is assessed and there is still a >> consensus, or maybe a vote, that there should be a second project-supported >> choice, then the 'classic' theme can readily be put back in. >> >> Please let me know what you think of that approach. > > My 2c. I was also hesitant about switching to the new GIS theme - I > have ~ten years of using the old theme so it was hard to make the > switch. However the last few months I have been using exclusively the > GIS theme and I must say you will get used to it and start to > appreciate it for its visual consistency. I think there are a lot of > benefits to having only one theme - some of which Larry had described > above. Also we will have less 'stuff' in our source tree, QGIS will be > readily identifyable in screenshots, screencasts and publications etc > - it will go a long way to creating a unified image and brand for our > project.
I'd like to echo what Tim's saying. I've been using the new theme for a little while too, and am now more than happy to accept the apparent greyness (looks blue-ish to me) because it lets the colours for the rest of the icon stand out - which is to my mind the important part. (For instance I find myself looking for the new vector layer icon, by looking roughly where all my layer icons are and looking for a small gold badge, which I'm finding to be much quicker) I'm particularly impressed with the consistency of the icons in the newer gis theme. It's really nice work. -ramon. _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
