Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu art
On Sun, 2006-25-06 at 16:00 -0400, Leo Marshall Moseley wrote: > Hello, > I am Leo (zeus-x). I am curious as to where I can obtain images such as > basic black and white Ubuntu images, logos, etc, so I can manipulate > them. Are there such images? Please let me know when you have a chance. > I would really appreciate it. I have been artistic for my entire life > and would like to transfer that to my PC life. I do have a launchpad > account, am trying to become an advocate and would like to be more > involved with Ubuntu. I like the community and the ethic but need some > help in getting started. Thank you. To start: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork The 'official' stuff is here: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Official Sincerely, TJS signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu art
Hello, I am Leo (zeus-x). I am curious as to where I can obtain images such as basic black and white Ubuntu images, logos, etc, so I can manipulate them. Are there such images? Please let me know when you have a chance. I would really appreciate it. I have been artistic for my entire life and would like to transfer that to my PC life. I do have a launchpad account, am trying to become an advocate and would like to be more involved with Ubuntu. I like the community and the ethic but need some help in getting started. Thank you. Cheers, zeus-x -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu 6.10 'Edgy Eft'
On 9/29/06, Sören Grönning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cheers, > > Does Ubuntu plan to update the login screen to show username AND > password fields at the same time, as recommended by various usability > studies, like e.g. Novell's Gnome usability studies that show that many > users expect this of the sysem, since it is encountered so in almost any > other OS? > > Best regards, > > Søren Grønning Soren, The login screen is part of the art team's work, so I have forwarded this email to them. Corey -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] network monitor icon
Hello, I'm not sure if this the right place to do this, but I wanted to do my best to get this bug noticed. If you can help or know where I should send this I would really appreciated it! https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-netstatus/+bug/57626Thanks,--Darren Hinderer[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Feedback on the current artwork in Edgy
Forwarding this email exchange with Mark. Please CC me as I am no longer a subscriber. On 9/10/06, Mark Shuttleworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Corey Burger wrote: > I wanted to raise some issues I have seen with the current artwork in > Edgy. I have been speaking with Troy Sobotka and he mentioned that > the artwork is largely being driven by you, as has always been the > case. I wanted to raise a few specific points, mostly related to > marketing: > > During the Edgy cycle we decided to build a community structure that could > help with artwork in Ubuntu. Until now, the artwork has been commissioned > directly from professional artists, with me guiding them and making the > final selection. I'm still very closely involved, but given the desire that > we have to build a real community team, I'm treading a little bit carefully. > I don't particularly like the current state of things, but I think it's good > that "community art" is landing in Edgy to get widespread review (and > acclaim or criticism as the case may be). > > > > 1. The largest complaint, beyond that we are brown (something I don't > much care about), is that the current Ubuntu themes are very dark. > Much too dark, even. > > I do have a personal preference for darker desktops. This reduces eyestrain > substantially, and allows documents, icons etc on the desktop to stand out > much more dramatically. We have a policy of keeping the desktop clean and > out of the way. Choosing abstract images that do not have a lot of sharp > contrast has been part of the way we've tried to achieve that. > > > > 2. Our dapper and earlier login screen is very bright, much in > contrast with the rest of the theme. It has become one of the > recognizable elements of Ubuntu, as any machine without anybody at it > becomes an instant billboard for Ubuntu. Thus the design for the login > screen must be considered very carefully, as it no longer truly an > artwork exercise. > > Corey, I produced our longstanding GDM login image personally, I do care > deeply and won't let it get screwed up ;-) > > The login can be a lot lighter than the desktop, because you're never > really *studying* it. you either see it in a room (bright is good) or, when > you use it, it disappears very quickly. So, yes, the login needs to be > bright, bold, very strongly branded, etc. I WILL NOT CHANGE IT unless I > think the change is an improvement in this regard. > > > > 3. The new Edgy login screen is very dark and not an iteration on the > old screen, which is an issue in my books. I understand what Troy has > been saying with palettes, but there is a happy medium. The dappling > effect also looks very mottled at a distance and thus not great. I > propose we lighten the tone, to some point between the old login and > the new one and go back to a more solid tone, without the dappling. > > Read my mails on the list if you want to see what I think. > > The current attempt will not make it through to final. There's some very > nice concepts that were in the early brainstorming of the community, > particularly from Troy, and I think those could really enhance the login > screen. But the current version is a regression. > > > > 4. The new background is just as dark as before. One of the other > shipped backgrounds for dapper was about 2 tones lighter, something > which makes the desktop seem much lighter. You can see the effect > here: > http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=718&slide=14 > (also, this is one of the few times OSDir has actually changed the > desktop background during a screenshto series) > I don't advocate we use that exact background, but something in the same > tone. > > I'm afraid I'm usually offline when reading email on the road, so you might > want to send that to me in an email. > > > > > 5. The splash should reflect these other changes. > > Yes. The Dapper splash is my reference point for Edgy artwork, and so far > we are not coming particularly close. > > Corey, this mail would be better used if it had been sent to the ubuntu-art > mailing list! Please consider forwarding your mail and my response there. > > Mark > -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Usplash for edgy is finished
Hi, Thanks for the awesome effort. I am sure that it wasn't always easy :-) Perhaps once you've had some time to relax, you could write up a simple HOWTO or such. In the meantime, I will be looking forward to the update. Bye, Ken On Thursday 07 September 2006 01:29, Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote: > On wo, 2006-09-06 at 18:58 -0400, Viper550 wrote: > > Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote: > > > well, almost finished > > > > > > The usplash in edgy actually already supports the bling-bling things I > > > worked on lately, but doesn't say how to use them. I've just pushed > > > some more revisions to launchpad, including an example theme and fixes > > > to make theme building out-of-tree possible. > > > > > > The example theme contains a README with theme-creation instructions. > > > It's not hard at all, but it does need the things that are not yet in > > > edgy (well, maybe they'll be there by the time you read it, Matthew > > > Garrett is working on it). > > > > > > If anyone has questions about theming, please ask on this list. > > > > > > Sorry for the very late implementation of this and the lack of > > > responsiveness from me lately, but IRL got in the way of doing this > > > earlier. > > > > Umm, a link would probably help... > > There is none. Next time usplash is updated, you can apt-get install > usplash-dev to get the example :) > > But I spoke a bit too soon: usplash will change some more to support > multiple themes per file. This does not mean that people shouldn't start > creating themes though, they can be merged afterwards. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Themes
Frank Schoep wrote: > > The sound work was done by Peter Savage (cbx33) and has undergone > several revisions before being included as is, yesterday. The African > themeing is indeed evident but not over the top I think. Both the > sounds and artwork were designed with the Ubuntu philosophy and > history in mind: Overall I really like the new design, good work! My only complaint would be, that the sounds are a bit long. If you have a rather fast machine, the logout sound will still play even if gdm already shows up again (this also produces a mix of the the gdm drum roll sound and the log out sound, which is a bit odd). Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Themes
On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 07:11:19PM +0200, Frank Schoep wrote: > On Sep 8, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Alex Jones wrote: > >The new artwork and sound pack in Edgy has just got a whole lot more > >earthy and tribal. I can't help but think I'm using an OS that > >somebody > >has already applied an "Africa" theme to. Somebody has :) ... and I think it looks great. Thanks to all involved. I don't think that it is unreasonable for an OS to ship with a particular personality OOB; is it not enough that those things can be changed by those users who'd prefer something else? -Forest signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntuartist.org icon attribution
On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 13:30 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > Jakub Steiner wrote: > > Howdy, > > I'm not really sure if this is the right list for this request, but > > there is a good chance there is the person responsible for the > > ubuntuforums.org skin subscribed here. Currently the footer is > > attributing the used icon artwork to Canonical Ltd. Can you please have > > it point to the tango project website at http://tango-project.org? > > > > cheers > > > > Feel free to bounce me to an appropriate list/person. > > > I'm offline right now, but if this hasn't yet been attended to, please > pursue it further with Matt Nuzum who is webmaster-in-chief and can > herd the right cats. We should be giving credit where much is due! Hi Mark, this has been dealt with very promptly after my notice. Thanks -- Jakub Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Wallpaper 1600x1200
Hi everybody. I've just created a wallpaper for ubuntu. How can I show you? How can i make it at your disposal? Thank you. -- Untitled Document ___jack -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Pretty System Consoles
On Tuesday 29 August 2006 15:06, Étienne Bersac wrote: > Hello, > > Afaik, bootsplash for bootsplash.org is a quiet ugly patch that include > a lot of graphical stuff (jpeg decompression, ttf support, etc.) in the > kernel. > > Something possible would a text terminal emulator that execute login and > use svga or similar to draw a themed terminal. > As I am the co-author of the bootsplash, I will agree :p The reason for using the usplash is that it works on almost all computers whereas the bootsplash will revert to the console when anything fails, which happens a lot on newer computers (intel chips are a real problem). I am pretty uncertain as to whether the usplash can/will be made to do more colors for edgy, so I would not hold my breath on that. Bye, Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Edgy Kubuntu coloring
Hi Nathan, On Thursday 24 August 2006 14:15, Nathan Eckenrode wrote: > This is specifically addressed to Ken, as I believe that he is in charge of > the Kubuntu art project. I am wondering about some artwork which comes > within the KDE package, specifically all the splash screens within the > applications that open up, like the ABout pages of Kmail, Aggregakor, Konqi > and such. > > Are these all going to be purplized (violetated? mauved?) for Edgy? If so > what sort of progress has been made in this regard, as I would not like to > repeat anyoneelse's work but am willing to make the changes to these items. Yes, we would like to work on making this stuff purple-ish as well. I think that Brandon already mentioned this to you, but I thought I should answer as well :-) > > Furthermore, I have found all the top-right-$APPLICATION.png and have > changed some of mine locally just to see, but this leaves 3/4 of the about > page in the originial blue. Do the other changes happen within the HTML > document that displays that page? > yes, the CSS needs to be edited as well. Bye, Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] background for Edgy Eft
Hey James, Thanks for the great feedback. I am cc'ing the ubuntu-artwork team, as they are responsible for all the great artwork for edgy. Cheers, Corey On 8/18/06, James R. Overstreet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dear Sir: > > If someone has not already suggested this or if you have not already > incorporated this, please consider giving the Edgy Eft a bit of a better > (than the plain dark brown with logo) default desktop background/wallpaper > that has been used on Dapper Drake. > > If you gave the installation CD to a friend (a long-time M/S windows > user with all that pretty glitz) and they saw this plain-jane background, I > think it could give them an initial wrong impression of Ubuntu and could > thus possibly cause that user to say boy this sure looks rudimentary, I > think I need NOT bother wasting my time on this !!! > > Use something like this bad boy or something appropriate with a > little more color and detail to it. > > Thanks. > > <> > > James R. Overstreet > > Senior Paraprofessional > > Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. > > 828 Main Street, 17th Floor > > Lynchburg, Virginia 24504 > > > 434-455-0802 direct > > 434-847-6643 phone > 434-528-3605 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Solutions.Character.Depth. > The Firm of Choice. > www.cbh.com > > > > > > > _ > > > > To learn more about CB&H, please visit our web site at www.cbh.com > > > > U.S. Treasury Department Circular 230 Disclosure: In accordance with > applicable professional regulations, please understand that, unless > specifically stated otherwise, any written advice contained in, forwarded > with, or attached to this communication is not a tax opinion and is not > intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by any person for the > purpose of avoiding any penalties that may be imposed under the Internal > Revenue code. > > > > This email may include information that is confidential and/or subject to > the accountant/client privilege. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient, please notify us by reply email and then delete this > message and destroy any copies. This transmission is not intended to and > does not waive any privileges. > > _ > -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] [REQUEST] Sound designers?
Are you still looking for a sound designer to provide content for your program? I can be contacted on the details below if you wish to get any info about my significant works and history. Yours faithfully, Russell Goldsmith Head of Audio The C.U.B. Malthouse 113 Sturt Street Southbank 3006 Phone: 03 9685 5168 Fax: 03 9685 5112 Mobile: 0411 131 332 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.malthousetheatre.com.au -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] [REQUEST] Sound designers?
Dear Sir/Madam, I am Prince Mathews a Sound Engineer from New Delhi, India with more than 7 years of experience in Sound Engineering and Music Composing. I did my Diploma in Audio Engineering from the School of Audio Engineering (SAE), the world's first Audio Engineering Technology College, Australia with an average of 81% in the final exams securing 91% in the final theory exam to place myself in the 3rd position internationally. I started my professional career with CNBC INDIA Television when they recruited me directly from the campus. I worked there for almost 2 years and left the position of Chief Sound Engineer and joined Octavian International India Gaming Division where I work at present as the Head Sound Designer exploring my capabilities as a Sound Engineer and Music Composer. While being the Chief Sound Engineer with CNBC, I received the award of The Excellent Sound Engineer of the Year-2004. Kindly find my attached resume for details. Regards, Prince Mathews Mobile: 00-91-9350158564. Sound Designer_Prince Mathews.doc Description: MS-Word document -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Funky Usplash Test Pattern
On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 18:52 -0400, Viper550 wrote: > I kinda thought that the current test pattern theme for Usplash as seen > on Edgy Knot 1 looked a bit out of place, so I basically reused one of > my Dapper designs to make a new temporary splash, WITH the testing > arrows still in place! > The test screen isn't intended to look "in place", but to actually test various behaviours of monitors and video cards. Each of the elements has an actual purpose, and even the palette is chosen deliberately Scottt -- Scott James Remnant [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Something wrong with login system at art.ubuntu.com
Hello! I was trying to register to ubuntu art, but something goes wrong. I made several registers, but when I try to login into the site the same reply is shown: Quote: Incorrect username and password. Please try again. I'have this 3 usernames (all of them with the same password and none of them works): "marciovinicius", "marcio.vinicius" and "marcioviniciusmp". I'd like to get some help, I have some art I've made to upload but I can't just because I can login (by the way, is the only way to upload something there registering and loging in to the site?) P.s. Yes, I verified the "caps lock" and the "num lock". -- - - - · Márcio Vinícius Pinheiro email alternativo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] minha arte digital na Internet: http://viniciusdoideira.deviantart.com meu blog Peixe na rede: http://peixenarede.blogspot.com meus atalhos de Internet: http://del.icio.us/marciovinicius -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] [PROPOSAL] yet another lsplash proposal
well.. I wanted to show some variation in contrast that is possible with blender (can you tell I luv blender?), so I modified jmak's yummy lsplash graphic: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/LSplashProposal/YALSPI don't think this is the direction that was wanted, but hey it looks nice and glassy anyway let me know if I should bang out some more variations. - Niel Drummond -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] new wiki page
Look at the http://ubuntu.juliux.de/stuff/emx/edubuntu/ for some of mine Edubuntu logos, I think that the 'glass' one is the best (lots of other users agree). What do you think? I know you weren't talking about Edubuntu, but...? Emir Beganovic [Emx or EmxBA] Viper550 wrote: > Kenneth Wimer wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Yeah, I am beating my head against the wiki door :-) eventually I will >> even like it! >> >> Here is a page that made with some interesting ideas for edgy... >> >> http://wiki.kubuntu.org/Artwork/Incoming/Kubuntu-Edgy-Ideas >> >> Have fun! Feel free to edit that page and add your own stuff (changing >> the introduction, of course to add your ideas). >> >> Bye, >> Ken >> >> --ubuntu-art mailing list >> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art >> > You know originally when one of the test builds of Dapper had a Purple > color scheme, I actually complained on this mailing list about it. I'm > currently working on a new look and feel for Ubuntu, and I will provide > a screenshot shortly after I get the kinks out of it for showing... > > Viper550 > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Kubuntu website now in bzr
The Kubuntu Website is now in bzr, so if you want to play with the layout or graphics make a branch and host it somewhere so we can see what it looks like. https://launchpad.net/people/jr/+branch/kubuntu-website/trunk Jonathan -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Starting the Theme Team application process
Hello fellow artists, The time has come to properly announce the start of the theme team application process. It's an entirely new phenomenon so I will take the time to describe what it is and why you should take notice. At the moment we're working full force on getting ideas in for the upcoming Human look in Edgy. This is going well, but there's a lot of good theme ideas which do not readily fit in the guidelines we've already set out for Edgy's Human look. Theme ideas that come to mind are Tropic, recently proposed by Viper550, and Outdoors which was included in Dapper. These extra themes all have a distinct direction and look to them and it would be great if we can offer them to the end user in Edgy. Note that these themes are created and developed for use in Ubuntu, I'm not talking about "external" themes. To make the process of adding such co-developed themes as smooth as possible we need to establish a solid communication between the theme developers and the official Ubuntu side of things. This basically means that the theme developers can find a helping hand in me and Kenneth to get their themes polished, packaged and included in Edgy; we'll be here to help and assist you. The first step in getting towards that goal is identifying the interest for developing themes. I want to create a list with Ubuntu themes, including a lead development contact and what artwork parts of the operating system the theme will provide. Each theme will have its own "theme team" that way. What I want to ask you now is to drop in on this discussion, either privately or via the list, if you want to develop and maintain a theme for Edgy and want to use the assistance we can offer. Please take the time to supply the following information: - your full name (you will be listed as the main contact for the theme) - your e-mail address - the name of the theme, alongside a short description - a list of which artwork part(s) the theme will provide: - GDM theme - login splash - desktop wallpaper - GTK theme - window borders - icon set Applications are accepted up until the 13th of July, 2006. I've added this date to the Edgy artwork plan Wiki page, alongside the final deadline for theme team's work, which is now set at the 24th of August, 2006: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan One last thing I wanted to say is that a theme team has a lot of freedom to approach their artwork the way they see fit. The mailing list, Kenneth and I can provide assistance and guidance when desired, but in the end it's the team's theme. Once your applications are in, I will discuss the details like communication, licensing and Art Council matters with the lead developers of each theme. I'm looking forward to your applications and feedback. With kind regards, Frank Schoep -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] usplash improvements
On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 09:10 +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote: > On Jun 23, 2006, at 11:32 PM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > > Michiel Sikma wrote: > >> It seems that a bunch of specs have been changed into "obsolete" > >> because apparently a new usplash is in the making. Exactly what > >> will the capabilities of this new usplash be? Is there any place > >> where I can follow its development or learn about Edgy planned > >> features? I'm interested in doing usplash artwork so I would like > >> to make a draft that makes use of the new capabilities. > > > I must say that I agree with this. Having a nicer boot image is nice, > but it's nowhere near as important as suspend. > > Can't wait to hear about the new capabilities of usplash, then. > The principal capabilities of the new usplash are just in theming; the theme .so file exports a structure which allows things like progress bar locations, text box locations, colours, etc. to be set. The theme also allows changing of font. I suspect the final edgy usplash theme will include the drawing commands for the "throbber" and "progress bar", so that those can be drawn with custom detail if desired. Scott -- Scott James Remnant [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Paris involvement
Hi all, The Paris conference is underway. Frank, Troy and myself (Ken) are having a great time :-) If anyone wishes to be involved, we'll be in the irc channel (#ubuntu- art). See you there! Bye, Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] A list of GUI improvements
Some of the apps that come installed by default in Dapper don't have a very consistent look 'n feel with the rest of the Human theme. I came across this site that has a list of very nice improvements to the Ubuntu GUI for several of those apps... might be worth considering using his stuff for Edgy... http://users.utu.fi/ljtaim/dapper-improvments.phpRegards,-SS- -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] A small suggestion
Hey everyone, This is my first email to the art list, although I've been subscribed for a while.. I was thinking that in Edgy, there should be icons for different types of directories, e.g. a Music directory icon, a Photos directory icon, etc. Also, maybe the ~/Desktop directory should have the "Desktop" emblem as it's icon instead of as an emblem, like it is in the Places menu. Just a random idea I thought I'd throw out there. You guys did great with Dapper. I can't wait to see what new style you cook up for Edgy. -- Cyphase http://www.cyphase.com/ "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Wrong metacity
Hi I'm Andrea Cimitan (aka Cimi). Yesterday I've installed ubuntu on my father's PC and I've seen that a theme of mine (Gray) was added (i don't know when) to the ufficial ubuntu-artwork package. I was happy for this. :) The only thing that surprise me is that it was added togheter with the metacity theme Candiso-selected, that was renamed to Gray. I just want to know the reasons of this choice because (personally) I dislike Gray and Candido-Selected combination (gtk2+metacity). There's an opportunity to remove Candido-selected and ad default metacity theme? Or add Candido gtk2 theme togheter with candido-selected? I repeat, only if it is possible, and remember that I'm so happy of seen my theme in such an important distro! Bye, Cimi -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] ubuntu magazine
Hello to all the art-team members, Over at the marketing team we are trying to get an ubuntu magazine started. We have a forum http://www.ubuntupeople.com/file/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4&start=70 a starting web site http://digitalbyond.net/~ubuntumag/?q=node/1 and a wiki https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine?highlight=%28ubuntu%29%7C%28magazine%29 We are planning a mix of website and a pdf magazine, but we need some artwork and some ideas for layouts. Digitlamouse already started working on the logo and he said that he is working on it, but we need other things. We are planning on having a meeting on Saturday June 10th at 18:00 hour CET If you would like to help please let us know. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Creation of a theme and make it default - HELP PLEASE
Hi, We are working for a distro. So I want to create a new theme and make it the default theme after installation of our distro. Can any one tell me how this can be done. Please tell me how how Ubuntu is doing this, I have seen that ubuntu has added a theme called Human into the themes list and it ia activated as default theme once Ubuntu is installed. How I can make my theme as default once we install Our OS.. HELP PLEASE Thankyou Indraveni Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new Click here Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger Download now-- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] That's a wrap everyone!
> > All the times I've tried to get people who don't really know much > about designing get involved with any work, whether it's print, web > or art, I've been let down because even though you'd expect those > people to be able to give a fully unbiased review from an outsider's > point of view, they really just will either approve or disprove of > whatever you've made based on ridiculous criteria. > The art work is not for our pleasure its for the users of Ubuntu so NOT asking them what they want us to do for Edgy is crazy. I think coming up with some colour proposals that the art team like and (to some degree) agree on, then present these to the users on the forums with a poll to see what is popular. We could also poll people on their favourite art in Dapper to get a feel of what worked. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] production images
This is all I can find (I am not subscribed to this list 15 others ;-)) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing It was rather hard to find. Regards, Paul -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] What is the power of artwork team on theme selection ?
Le lundi 29 mai 2006 à 17:43 +0200, Étienne Bersac a écrit : > If we drop gnome-theme dependance of ubuntu-desktop, would gnome-theme > be removed at upgrade ? No, but I don't think we want to drop all the GNOME themes, some of them are nice and it would not be nice to upstream Cheers, Sebastien Bacher -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] What is the power of artwork team on theme selection ?
On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 04:41:09PM +0200, Étienne Bersac wrote: > I wonder if we can drop all other theme except accessibility themes that > are not selected by artwork team. According to dholbach dropping those > theme must be done " in accordance with everybody else". Don't exactly > understand that. > > That would be nice if artwork team have a real control of artwork shiped > by ubuntu. currently ubuntu ship some theme such as Simple, Smockey-Blue > and Grand Canyon, Ocean Dream, Glider, Crux, Mist Clearlooks, and > Traditionnal should be drop in favour of artwork selected themes : Gray, > Dapper-Drake, etc. IMHO drop the metathemes only, that way upgrades would probably still work and all the themes would still be available, only a little more hidden. signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] What is the power of artwork team on theme selection ?
Le lundi 29 mai 2006 à 16:41 +0200, Étienne Bersac a écrit : > That would be nice if artwork team have a real control of artwork shiped > by ubuntu. currently ubuntu ship some theme such as Simple, Smockey-Blue > and Grand Canyon, Ocean Dream, Glider, Crux, Mist Clearlooks, and > Traditionnal should be drop in favour of artwork selected themes : Gray, > Dapper-Drake, etc. Hi, If you want to drop some themes don't forget the upgrade path, some people are probably using those so they should stay available on upgrade Cheers, Sebastien Bacher -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Simple folder icon bug
Hi guys, I just wanted to make sure someone who can fix this sees this, since it's really simple to fix: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+bug/46668 Basically, if you set the zoom level in Nautilus to 75%, the icons go huge... Can anyone fix this before Dapper comes out? Thanks! Albert -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] new wallpaper?
Frank Schoep wrote: On Oct 1, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Viper550 wrote: Étienne Bersac wrote: This is not the produce phase. This is the polish phase. We should just improve troy_s wallpaper. Oh great, why didn't you use SVG? There is no open-source version of Xara for Windows, and I usually do all my graphics design on Windows! Whoops... I'm sorry for the confusion guys, let me clear this up. Étienne, I can certainly understand your point of view where the Polish phase means trying to improve Troy's current design. However, because Mark doesn't approve the current artwork we need to work on a very different design given a new set of directions. So the "Polish" phase is actually a short version of the whole process we went through already. This means that Viper550 is doing the right thing in trying to come up with new designs conforming to Mark's directions. Because of the name "Polish" it's easy to get confused about the meaning right now, so I hope this clears it up. The second thing about the Xara format: I think it's not a bad thing that Troy used Xara for his design. There are some tricks in there which are not easily created in Inkscape so it makes sense to use Xara. With Xara being open source and the file format being properly documented the future for that format looks bright. I can understand the problem of availability on Windows, so it's obvious we should prefer Inkscape. However, there are a lot of people on the team using Linux who are able to use Xara open-source. Maybe you could try the free VMWare Player to install Ubuntu in a virtual machine on your Windows installation to enjoy the best of both worlds? Your questions and comments are welcome, I'll be here to take away any confusion regarding our current directions. With kind regards, Frank Schoep I'm just concerned because my Linux machine (FC5) isn't as powerful as my main computer. My main has Windows XP, 512 MB ram, and a Athlon XP processor. But my older computer has 256 MB ram, Windows XP and Fedora Core 5, and the Athlon Thunderbird (pretty much the Athlon version of a Pentium III). Also, it's just that for some reason, they don't have a version of the open-source version for Windows XP (you pretty much have to buy it if you want it for Windows right now) Also, I agree with what Frank just said. I was following almost EXACTLY with the guidelines you gave (modeling it after the Dapper Gnome Splash). p.s. I've attached the SVG source if anyone wants it. I've also added a new subpage to the Polish section with my wallpaper on it! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan/Polish/Incoming/Viper550 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] please replace question icon
2006/9/30, David Prieto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Most icons on dialogues have been replaced by their tango counterparts, > much more beautiful and modern. The question icon has not, though, which > makes it stand out. So it should be replaced ASAP IMO. > > I'll attach the tango icon, as well as example images of dialogues using it > and the "classic" one. > -- The icon you attached is tango help-browser icon so it should not be used a dialog-question. Lapo -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] new wallpaper?
On Oct 1, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Viper550 wrote: > Étienne Bersac wrote: >> This is not the produce phase. This is the polish phase. We should >> just >> improve troy_s wallpaper. >> > Oh great, why didn't you use SVG? There is no open-source version of > Xara for Windows, and I usually do all my graphics design on Windows! > Whoops... I'm sorry for the confusion guys, let me clear this up. Étienne, I can certainly understand your point of view where the Polish phase means trying to improve Troy's current design. However, because Mark doesn't approve the current artwork we need to work on a very different design given a new set of directions. So the "Polish" phase is actually a short version of the whole process we went through already. This means that Viper550 is doing the right thing in trying to come up with new designs conforming to Mark's directions. Because of the name "Polish" it's easy to get confused about the meaning right now, so I hope this clears it up. The second thing about the Xara format: I think it's not a bad thing that Troy used Xara for his design. There are some tricks in there which are not easily created in Inkscape so it makes sense to use Xara. With Xara being open source and the file format being properly documented the future for that format looks bright. I can understand the problem of availability on Windows, so it's obvious we should prefer Inkscape. However, there are a lot of people on the team using Linux who are able to use Xara open-source. Maybe you could try the free VMWare Player to install Ubuntu in a virtual machine on your Windows installation to enjoy the best of both worlds? Your questions and comments are welcome, I'll be here to take away any confusion regarding our current directions. With kind regards, Frank Schoep -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] new wallpaper?
Nice, very nice. I love to see the official ubuntu art is made in OS software :) +1 for this included in edgy, here ! Cheers and keep up the good work. 2006/10/1, Étienne Bersac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi,> Oh great, why didn't you use SVG? There is no open-source version of> Xara for Windows, and I usually do all my graphics design on Windows! > Whoops...???Have you heard about GNU/Linux ? Ubuntu is one of the most populardistro. You can easily install Inkscape, a powerful and versatile vectorimage editor. >_<> We should just improve troy_s wallpaper. So obviously, this wallpaper is done by the world famous troy_s (akaTroy Sobotka). Am i troy_s ? Sorry, but i neither have svg nor xcforiginal. Also, troy_s background is obviously a pixmaps, not a vector graphic. So don't ask me why i didn't use SVG ! >_
Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] new wallpaper?
Hi, > Oh great, why didn't you use SVG? There is no open-source version of > Xara for Windows, and I usually do all my graphics design on Windows! > Whoops... ??? Have you heard about GNU/Linux ? Ubuntu is one of the most popular distro. You can easily install Inkscape, a powerful and versatile vector image editor. >_< > We should just improve troy_s wallpaper. So obviously, this wallpaper is done by the world famous troy_s (aka Troy Sobotka). Am i troy_s ? Sorry, but i neither have svg nor xcf original. Also, troy_s background is obviously a pixmaps, not a vector graphic. So don't ask me why i didn't use SVG ! >_< Cheers ! Étienne. -- Verso l'Alto ! -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] new wallpaper?
Étienne Bersac wrote: > :S > > This is not the produce phase. This is the polish phase. We should just > improve troy_s wallpaper. > > Étienne. > Oh great, why didn't you use SVG? There is no open-source version of Xara for Windows, and I usually do all my graphics design on Windows! Whoops... Viper550 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
