I think we should work on some animations and gif files. It should be added
in the existing theme. Because it will improve look and feel of the theme.
Also we should update our themes regularly so that we can compete with other
framework applications. I know it would not be easy but by using animations
we can express our ideas in effective manner.
Thanks Regards,
Ajay Lashkari
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Adrian Crum adrian.c...@yahoo.com wrote:
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
