Re: [ubuntu-art] new member Julian Hubbard
2009/2/27 Kenneth Wimer kw...@ubuntu.com Hi all, I like to introduce you to our newest member, Julian Hubbard. He's on the mailing list as well as irc (julian_) Julian is the Creative Strategy Lead at Canonical and heads up our new Design Team. Give him a big ubuntu-artwork hello. Have Fun! Ken -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art Nice to meet you Julian ! Bharat Varma -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Breathe - Major BZR update.
2008/10/3 Danny King [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi there Bharat, can you give a slightly more 'layman' instructions for downloading the icons ? i couldn't see any other way to download the icons other than downloading each file individually. There are a few ways you could download the entire set, but the easiest if you are running Linux is to open a command prompt / terminal and do the following: Firstly check that bzr is installed: sudo apt-get install bzr Secondly download the entire breathe icon set by typing: bzr checkout lp:breathe-icon-set That will take a while, it's over 50mb (I think.) Once it's finished you'll have a folder with the current state of the set. Please bare in mind that currently we only have two or three icons (you can see them on the wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/BreatheIconSet) and the rest are just old gnome icons to fill the space. -- - Danny King of Gleaming Pixel Web Design. Thank you. I tried a http link with bzr co and got the icons i think.. i can see the folder, computer and disk icons. I do not see the trash icon. Instead i see the blue trash icon which comes with 'Mist'. I never used basic gnome icons, so i do not know if this is the gnome trash icon. I didn't use the command that you have given and it is possible I didn't get the complete icon set yet. One thing that struck me was that the computer icon looks a bit like the iMac image (because of the black border) but with orange colored display. At larger sizes it looks different obviously, but at smaller sizes - say in the toolbar of nautilus - it looks like the iMac. iMac with orange color is something that appeals to me. Personally, i do not want this to change too much. Just wanted to point it out though. -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Breathe - Major BZR update.
2008/10/2 Cory K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] So after some chat and consideration of previous opinions it was decided that the large format icon be changed from 256px to 128px. This will provide enough hi-res detail for the future as well as simplify using parts of the Oxygen set. Please redownload the updated template as well. * Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/breathe-icon-set * WIKI: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/BreatheIconSet If you grab the trunk branch you will see I have started to populate the Breathe folder. This will allow someone to symlink that folder to ~/.icons and keep up-to-date with changes. (you'll still have to pull the updates though) The set falls back to GNOME only so it should be pretty easy to see what needs done. Things still need work for sure. We'll get there. Everyone is encouraged to test. -Cory K. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art Hi, can you give a slightly more 'layman' instructions for downloading the icons ? i couldn't see any other way to download the icons other than downloading each file individually. also, i may have accidentally registered for something called 'code import'. i have no idea what it is. thank you. will try to read up on launchpad in the next couple of days. Bharat Varma -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Dust menubar evolution
Hi, Just got the new version of Dust available on the wiki installed on my box. I like the improvements made. I just want to put the following out there - All of you guys who have put in work on New Wave, Kin and Dust - job well done. To the purpose of serving as an inspiration for how Ubuntu can look, you have done exceedingly well. There is always scope for improvement, but your work has a lot of implications on the goal which sabdfl put for Ubuntu - beat OSX in terms of aesthetics and looks. Congratulations. Bharat Varma -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors
There is a new theme added to gnome-look called Shiki-Colors. The theme looks very interesting (and quite similar to the New Wave idea). Preview is available at - http://www.gnome-look.org/content/preview.php?preview=2id=86717file1=86717-1.jpgfile2=86717-2.jpgfile3=86717-3.jpgname=Shiki-Colors The actual theme page is at - http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Shiki-Colors?content=86717 Looks like the theme as two variants - one which depends on murrine SVN and one which is pure clearlooks. Do take a look at it. Bharat Varma -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors
I have installed the theme and modified the Window background color to a more gilouche-ish shade (#FBF9F5) I have attached a few screenshots - Setup - Hardy Heron, Liberation Fonts, White on Black Terminal profile with a slight transparency, the suggested icons (gnome-colors icons). 1. Nautilus window on desktop - http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopnautilushc7.png 2. Menus - http://img359.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menusqh3.png 3. Terminal - http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=terminaluj8.png 4. Widget Factory - http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=widgetfactoryej6.png I am impressed by this theme. There are still a few quirks to be ironed out, but by and large it is a well done theme. -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Cory K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bharat Varma wrote: There is a new theme added to gnome-look called Shiki-Colors. The theme looks very interesting (and quite similar to the New Wave idea). Preview is available at - http://www.gnome-look.org/content/preview.php?preview=2id=86717file1=86717-1.jpgfile2=86717-2.jpgfile3=86717-3.jpgname=Shiki-Colors http://www.gnome-look.org/content/preview.php?preview=2id=86717file1=86717-1.jpgfile2=86717-2.jpgfile3=86717-3.jpgname=Shiki-Colors The actual theme page is at - http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Shiki-Colors?content=86717 Looks like the theme as two variants - one which depends on murrine SVN and one which is pure clearlooks. Do take a look at it. Bharat Varma -- d-_-b Another major thing that has to change is the widths on the side /bottom borders. 1px makes it a pain to grab and you'll get bugs for sure on it. If you're open to make some changes I'll help you on it. I'll tinker myself now as well. Sorry, I didn't write the theme. I merely found it on gnome-look. : ) This is the original author - http://www.gnome-look.org/usermanager/search.php?username=perfectska04PHPSESSID=0bb52fd89696e80ad9c8b136fc9472c0 -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Shiki-Colors
I have installed the theme and modified the Window background color to a more gilouche-ish shade (#FBF9F5) I have attached a few screenshots - Setup - Hardy Heron, Liberation Fonts, White on Black Terminal profile with a slight transparency, the suggested icons (gnome-colors icons). 1. Nautilus window on desktop - http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktopnautilushc7.png 2. Menus - http://img359.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menusqh3.png 3. Terminal - http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=terminaluj8.png 4. Widget Factory - http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=widgetfactoryej6.png I am impressed by this theme. There are still a few quirks to be ironed out, but by and large it is a well done theme. -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Public/official aims of this team
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Who [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Julian Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..on or around Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 09:06:57AM -0400 Salane Ashcraft wrote: [..] but what really is needed are some guidelines and one theme that everyone works on at the same time. i sincerely doubt that will ever happen in this open design and development context. efforts are better spent by small groups working on unique projects in the hope they might become publically popular, let alone garner the attention of Mark et al. Wahey! I really agree... Is anyone in support of putting this on the Art-Team wiki and LP as the main aim of the team? So often we get people joining with the idea that we're all going to work together to change the default look - and so often after releases we all agree that probably isn't the way to go. So... lets just come out and say that. I was thinking of something like: Ubuntu-artwork is a team of people who are interested in making additional themes for Ubuntu. If you've got an idea for a new look that could ship alongside the default, or want to work towards something that you think might one day challenge for the default spot, then jump in, the water's great. We tend to work in small groups on themes, so alongside people with a strong vision who can lead a team we need plenty of others that can work together to help get a great complete, cohesive look. This involves designers, packagers, GTK+ themeing experts (hey, even QT theme experts are welcome :P) and we could certainly do with a few more hackers. If you're any of those things, or think you want to be soon, then you should be at home in this team. We can never get consensus in an open group like this with multiple teams working on different themes. What I think might work is this - Give a deadline to anyone and everyone in this group to create a mockup, which is technologically possible *today* (for example, themes based off murrine RGBA svn don't count). A working sample also will do obviously, instead of a mockup. Everyone who cares votes on it. The group / individual who owns the mockup will be responsible for it and we trust every other participant / member of this forum to actively help with that theme only for Ibex, even if they hvae their own ideas. We run it past kenneth wimer - assuming we don't pick kenneth's theme - aim to make the theme with the popular vote as the default for Ibex. If other participants wish to have their own theme, they do it in their own time and we try to ship them with ubuntu, but not as default. Or alternately, they will be available as ubuntu extras in a repo. But we expect them to support the default theme. We need this team effort to make it to Ibex. Note that the voting shouldn't be on the theme itself, but the direction. For example, in my mind, a theme based off murrine would get preferential treatment from me because of the upcoming RGBA release later this year. The direction is important to be able to sustain for atleast 2 more LTS releases. Everyone is doing a great job - Ken Vermette, KIm, the New Wave theme guys etc., but we need to vote on one direction. The sooner we do this, the better. Once we have a direction decided, we will have reasonable clues for everything else - icons, wallpapers etc. And once we decide the direction, we know the engine we use and therefore can request help from the engine authors in case the primary developers are stuck with something. Anyway, just my 2 cents. -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] GTK-theme proposal
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Julian Oliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..on or around Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 06:55:25PM +0200 Kim Kahns wrote: Am 23.07.2008 11:10:32 schrieb(en) Mario Viviani: I attached the updated theme. is there any chance of you posting a screenshot? i'm away from my Ubuntu/GNOME machine currently but am curious nonetheless. if not, so be it. Took a few quick screenshots on my box. I am not using the emerald theme provided by Kim. GTK - The newest Human 2 GTK from Kim Metacity - XColors from Murrine Colors ( http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Murrine-Colors?content=77661) Icons - Foxtrot Widget Factory - http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/5183/widgetfactoryjv9.png Home Folder - http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5496/homefolderterminalrd5.png Appearance Dialog (Choose Wallpaper) - http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9246/choosewallpaperbt5.png On a side note - There is a new GTK2 uploaded to www.gnome-look.org which is currently rated as the most popular. The theme looks awfully similar to New Wave or atleast what New Wave was hoping to acheive without the use of a pixmap engine. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=85504forumpage=0 -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Kith Intrepid
In these days i just took up Ken Vermette's mockup Kith Intrepid and made a starting version of this theme using the new Aurora Engine. Actually there's much to do to improve it, but actually i think looks nice. I made an Emerald Theme using the Union buttons from the Union Emerald theme, that are the button used in version 1 of the mockup by Ken. Actually I included the New Wave icon set, that is a work in progress for Intrepid, and also used Droid Sans font, that has been under discussion for long. Here's the link to the screenshots: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5992/schermata2op8.png http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2888/schermata1sa2.png http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/9889/schermata3fi1.png What do you think about? I am definitely a fan of the color scheme. I am using a very similar color scheme myself (with human murrine GTK and XColors lite metacity from the murrine colors theme on gnome-looks). However, I feel that the contrast difference between the orangish-brown and the whites in the input boxes is a bit too high. I use a slightly lighter color for the selected items/ panels / menu / window decorator (don't know the technical terms) and a very light brownish tinge to make things easier on the eyes. -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Conn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Anton Kerezov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that we should definitely use this fonts because they will make the user feel the difference between old and new and because they save more space on the screen and look more organised. Ubuntu uses 10pt fonts by default, whereas Windows uses 9pt, for example. Usually the first change I make is to reduce the system font sizes (and hinting), to conserve more screen space (as my laptop is limited to 1024x768, and GNOME seems to have a lot of widget whitespace). Having the default font size at 9pt would be an excellent change, with new or old fonts. I second this. I have a 19 inch lcd with a 1280x1024 resolution. Though I have enough space available on my desktop, shifting to a 9pt font size is the first thing I do ( I used to have liberation sans and have recently shifted to droid sans ). Perhaps someone with more experience in usability than me can shed more light on this. May be we can put in a small poll on ubuntu forums and find out the kind of font sizes people use. If majority of users shift to 9pt fonts, may be we can use that as default. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Whats Up with This?
there will always be people who immediately oppose any change. this sort of criticism is essential to make a superior final product. i would definitely say that this is a good direction. i am not a fan of the color scheme currently used - i think the colors are too dull for a theme which demands sharper colors. and it is true that it does look too dark for mainstream. but i am guessing that can be changed easily. I love the window decoration and the right amount of roundedness (for me). On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Everyone... What's up with this? http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_8_10_Intrepid_Ibex_Alpha_1_Screenshots See the complaints? We cannot let this happen. This theme is even worse then the default of Hardy Salane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] ibex idea
actually, i like it especially because it reminds me of debian logo. sort of like tipping a hat to debian while having its own identity. On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:15 PM, shadowh511 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: all I can say is wow, that's amazing, but it reminds me of the debian logo... -- Ubuntu FTW! -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave : buttons
I think we must try to make a theme with murrine or clearlooks (or hybrid?). We have to think back to something feasible with clearlooks or murrine. We can consider murrine-svn but I don't know if it can allow the proposal of Francois and if the day of murrine release is compatible with Ubuntu Intrepid Timeline. I rmr cimi mentioning that current murrine-svn would be ready for release sometime in middle of August. If that is the case, we can try and use it. Bharat Varma -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave - Proposal
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:28 PM, François Degrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/5/20 Nick Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I think its much better like this, especially the white. That's exactly what I proposed in the very beginning (see mockup), and I re-proposed in my screenshot with all the comments (see http://img174.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=04028_Capture_122_1178lo.jpg) but apparently it is a problem for the firefox menu (since the color of the font cannot change when the menu item is selected, the white font on a white bg is unreadable). Maybe that's something we can correct because it looks really important to me. I agree with Francisco. Having a greyish GTK makes the theme a bit depressing for general audience. They wouldn't care if it is a technical issue. Would a slight orangish hue instead of pure white help ? Also, one doubt. Is this problem there with FF 3.0 ? IIRC, FF 3.0 is supposed to be better in terms of playing well with the platform it is installed on w.r.t theming. I didn't notice if the screenshots were of FF 2.x or 3.0. I have 3.0 at home and I didn't notice anything bad. But then, I don't usually use the FF menu, so that could be the reason. May be Cimi or Kenneth can shed some light. Bharat Varma d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave: Nautilus sidebar and Icons
this is good. i believe the 0.4 update on the wiki at ubuntu.org includes the 1 pixel black border between the toolbar and the folder area which i mentioned sometime back. If that is included here, it would look even better. On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 8:22 PM, Giuseppe Pennisi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Il giorno lun, 19/05/2008 alle 14.06 +0200, François Degrave ha scritto: 2008/5/18 Anton Kerezov [EMAIL PROTECTED]: В 13:24 +0200 на 18.05.2008 (нд), Giuseppe Pennisi написа: Il giorno dom, 18/05/2008 alle 10.33 +0200, François Degrave ha scritto: Hi! I think that something that looks really bad in the current theme is the side bar in Nautilus. http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=08902_Capture2_122_887lo.jpg Do you think it is something possible to implement? Anton? Giuseppe? Others? Yes, this not like to me, too. But the problem is the menubar. Infact, when I add a border to left and right of the frame I see it in the menubar, too. Well probably we can but only for the sidebar. A gradient cannot be applied in the toolbar and location bar because we don't know if the user is using them (gradient will look unfinished). As far as the sidebar I will further investigate how to set it's bg color. Hi! There is a way of doing that avoids those problems. An since it is easier to explain it with an image, here it is: http://img157.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=98647_NewWave-Sidebar_122_767lo.jpg What do you think about it? I tried to implement it (the background color of sidebar)...but this is the result: http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nautilussidebarfx4.png Giuseppe P. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] New Wave
Also, I find the top bar merged with the menubar on inactive windows quite classy. Do you think we could give it a try for active windows? Would having a flat title bar help ? In my mind, I was thinking a gilouche sort of a title bar with very minor rounded corners in the exact color as the emerald decorator is right now for the active windows. Or may a black to gray gradient shift (top to bottom direction) instead of the existing gray to black. That would bring the colors of the active title bar closer to the menu bar, retaining the differentiation between menu and title bars at the same time. I also prefer the panel bar from the first screenshot. I prefer the presence of a thin black strip at the bottom of the top panel (or may be it was just shadow). And then we could try making inactive windows as neutral as possible -- i.e. like they didn't have any volume -- with the menubar, the topbar and the rest of the window all attached together with the same color (a bit like on the mockup I made, but with the menubar in addition). To go into details, it could also be nice to make the thin line around inactive windows a little less black, more gray. That's all for the moment! Cheers, François -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Random Thoughts on Mail Burst
1. Before we get started on serious work, it would be preferable to know if the guidelines and palettes put up at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/HardyDesign https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/HardyDesign were indeed part of what was originally planned for Hardy. If it is so, then it is reasonable to expect that these guidelines have the blessings of the powers that be and still hold good for Intrepid. Assuming #1 above - 2. Canonical would always prefer conservative themes to go out. Conservative themes would be what the mainstream default desktop will eventually be. The themes would be bright, similar to OpenSuse or Fedora or the current Ubuntu default themes. This will not change in the near future. #1 and #2 above helps restrict our pursuits to a more meaningful direction. This is absolutely necessary if we are to make it to our deadlines for Intrepid. The artwork teams need an overall direction. I feel that the theme of a desktop has an effect on the mood of the user. Atleast, the user tries to choose a theme which would suit his/her mood - apart from other customization, which is more for being productive. We need to have themes which have this effect, instead of having themes which are more like placeholders because anything else would look ugly. The effect a theme has can be largely controlled by minor variations and corresponding background, while icons help more subtly. 3. Variations of themes is something that I feel is extremely important for Ubuntu to have. Just minor color modifications here and there. Just like the bluish, greenish and silverish variations of Windows XP or the aqua-ish or grey-ish of OSX. Minor variations cause a huge impact on the way the desktop looks. These variations can be inspired by anything - colors of planets, elements, variations in brown from breezy to hardy, etc. The variation also should be subtle - variation in the color of selected items, minor border modifications etc. 4. Once we have themes, we still have the icons and the backgrounds to work on. Every variation coming with correspondingly different icons and a different background which attempts to bring out what we expect the user to feel when he is using the theme. The human elements idea is just an example assuming #1 to #4 above, atleast according to me. If the palette in #1 changes, we get a different direction entirely. I would consider all other enhancements to be that, enhancements which are optional (and if we have the time to put them in). The path that I see - a. Confirm palettes and overall idea presented in Hardy Design. If not, get a palette approved ASAP. Human look or not, needs to be decided here itself. 1 side should have the final say in overall direction, either us or Canonical. If it is us (which i doubt), then 1 guy will have the final say among us (whoever is popular by vote I guess) who will take up the responsibility for the entire project - unless we already have one who does. b. Have 4, 5 design ideas based on the palette, make sure of implementability, get informal approval from powers that be. Not more than 4, 5 designs. If there are more, we decide through vote and get down to 4, 5. It is crucial to get informal approval at this stage itself instead of putting in 2 months of effort and finally having to change everything. c. If higher-ups do not select one of the 4,5 above (but in general approve of the direction), we ask the community to choose one or mix and match each design etc. d. icons team, wallpaper team, GTK team and metacity team I think this is the only way we are going to get anywhere with this. Steps a and b need to happen at-least by end of May. That way, we have 3 months to work on our complete base model and still have enough time to make any modifications. We need to concentrate on this and this only. We are only at the beginning of the next LTS cycle and we have 3 more releases to add enhancements and other features. if we complete the basic stuff from #a to #d early enough and if we can sneak in a blue print for enhancements, that would obviously be great. But we really need to get as many people as possible on board with the basic work. We need all the help we can get. Bharat Varma -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] Itrepid theme inspiration ?
Sorry, I meant 'Each tab and window border has a narrow corresponding-theme-colored strip at the top'. If you look at the Clearlooks Classic engine included in Gutsy, you will know what I mean about the strip at the top of a tab. As soon as you select Clearlooks Classic, you will see that the dialog where you select the GTK gets a blue stripe for the tab selected. In case of Clearlooks modern, it is a strip + some gradient in that tab. The difference is that in this theme, the strip is more like a bell curve. Slightly thicker in the middle and thinning out towards the end. 1. Each tab and window border has a narrow corresponding-theme-colored stripe in the middle. I feel this gives a very good feel about that theme. For example, if I put the water theme, I feel compelled to have some sort of waterfall wallpaper for my desktop. With just a few modifications in each variation, the theme manages to give a completely different and equally compelling look to my desktop. -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
[ubuntu-art] Itrepid theme inspiration ?
Hi, I am only an end-user of Ubuntu and I know squat about UI / UI guidelines or even how to present what I have in mind using Gimp etc. Could never understand how to use Gimp either :) But I would like to draw attention to a visual style I have encountered for Windows. I have used this myself (love it !!!) and I believe this visual style is close to what the original hardy guidelines suggested in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/HardyDesign http://lassekongo83.deviantart.com/art/Elements-VS-82691770 If there is anyone who can take a look at the visual style above, it would be great. I didn't know if it was okay to put screenshots of a Windows OS in the /alternate link on ubuntu site. If it is, I will take permission from the author and do that. If it is okay to include those screenshots as attachments to this mailing list, I can do that too. Bharat Varma -- d-_-b -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
