On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 4:29 AM, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <mikkel.kamst...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/1/23 Ricardo Mariano III <greasedb...@gmail.com> >> >> Hey y'all. >> There have been almost no visual changes in Dust (and there may not be >> any more changes) since the 0.2 series came out, but I am announcing >> version 0.2.9. Highlights: >> * An xfwm4 theme. >> * Small update to scrollbars--I'm not sure if it's okay, so please >> comment. It's now white and somewhat bordered. >> * Lighter selected items text for inactive windows >> * Better dark color support. Try using #343330 for window background >> color. >> * A third point number! Looklooklook! zero point two *point nine*! XD >> >> Dust still requires the murrine-svn engine packaged in intrepid. When/if >> a newer engine makes it to Jaunty, we'll update the theme. >> >> Download at: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/DustTheme > > I am wondering why you are requiring a non-standard Murrine version? On > Intrepid at least the theme works fine if one replaces all "style" keywords > inside the 'engine "murrine"{}' sections with "profile". >
I'm still on Hardy since Intrepid won't work on my system (there's an openchrome bug that still isn't fixed), so I don't really know which version is in there. I tried compiling 0.60.1 and nothing broke. Are there any other changes? > Anyways, here are my reactions: > > * In applications with tabs, fx. GEdit, the active tab is too close to the > toolbar over it. This looks a bit cramped. I don't know if it is possible to > add 1 or 2 pixels of free space on top of GtkNotebooks... > > * The window bottom border appears too light to me. I would expect it to be > in the dark shade of the top. The active window could have a white highlight > at the bottom (like it has at the top) > > * It appears that you are using three shades of brown. The dark window > borders, the warm chestnut for menu highlights, and a grayish brown for the > scrollbars. I think you should stick to two shades of brown (and shades in > between those). My point is that I don't think the menu highlights go well > with the scrollbar colors. I am inclined to think that the menu highlights > need change. > > * I am split in my opinion about the scrollbars. There's something about > them that I really like, but then again it is as if they don't integrate > properly in apps like firefox and Gnome terminal. It just looks a bit out of > place... Here are some suggestions: > - Maybe the slider bar can have a bit more the feel like the window > borders? Darker, harder reflections > - I think that it is maybe the the groove that the scrollbar slider slides > in that looks out of place. It is original, but maybe cut back on the > originality to make it integrate better > > * The window resize handles in the bottom right corners of the apps. They > look nifty, but also a bit out of place... Maybe a bit slimmer and with a > very subtle outline/drop shadow... Hmmm I don't know. > > Anyways, great work as always! Cheers, > Mikkel > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > Thank you for your comments. I'll see what I can do. -Kido -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
