Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

2007-11-02 Thread Toby Smithe
On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 11:09 -0400, Jacob Padilla wrote: I agree that the engine should share long term support with the release. I don't however think system requirements need to be changed on this release and especially not on the account of something like a theme engine. Then again I'm also

Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 22, Issue 5

2007-04-15 Thread Toby Smithe
On Sun, 2007-04-15 at 22:56 +0200, Vincent Weber wrote: Don't forget that color is not only a matter of aesthetics but it is a usability issue as well. There are plenty of info on the net about the effects of color on human psychology. Research the subject to see what I mean. I can't

Re: [ubuntu-art] Incoming Feisty art

2007-02-12 Thread Toby Smithe
On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 13:38 +0100, Kenneth Wimer wrote: Hi all, I'm working on the usplash...here are 3 variants that I think address the issues that Etienne mentioned. http://sinecera.de/usplash_1.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1a.png http://sinecera.de/usplash_1b.png What do you

Re: [ubuntu-art] (no subject)

2006-12-17 Thread Toby Smithe
Hello? On Sun, 2006-12-17 at 14:45 +, Pawel Lawniczak wrote: -- = Paweł Ławniczak [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Help me get to Venezuela! http://tibsplace.co.uk/venezuela -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-art] On the day it reverted...

2006-10-13 Thread Toby Smithe
You explained this very well, and I think I've got over the original shock, and understand the decision. On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 20:28 -0700, Troy James Sobotka wrote: As someone who just got home to a plethora of email in my incoming box and my mailing list box, I think I should at least offer

Re: [ubuntu-art] Reversion to Dapper Artwork

2006-10-12 Thread Toby Smithe
I have to say I strongly disagree: On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 17:46 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: Reverting to Dapper would not be a great outcome - but it would be preferable to shipping with artwork that does not meet our standards. We've invested a huge amount of time and effort in the Edgy

Re: [ubuntu-art] Reversion to Dapper Artwork

2006-10-12 Thread Toby Smithe
I sent this to sabdfl but no-one else. Here it is: I agree with your points. But most of the community (that is, real users using your distribution) seem to hate the decision: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=276048 On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 18:53 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: Toby

Re: [ubuntu-art] Reversion to Dapper Artwork

2006-10-12 Thread Toby Smithe
On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 19:12 +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=276048 That's a very small sample size. Artwork is hard because it is displayed on literally millions of different screens, with millions of different tastes. Well, I challenge

Re: [ubuntu-art] Reversion to Dapper Artwork

2006-10-12 Thread Toby Smithe
On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 18:30 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Corey (and all) That makes good sense. It was just a suggestion. We do know that Edgy is coming at us fast and that it's not sliding. Perhaps an optional pack could be in order for the WIP, and sort of use that to springboard

Re: [ubuntu-art] Reversion to Dapper Artwork

2006-10-12 Thread Toby Smithe
On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 19:29 +0100, m c wrote: On 10/12/06, Mark Shuttleworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you read that document (have you?) you'll see that the art team leads explicitly set their own, personalised deadlines that are in sync with those of the distro. It's not /the same/

Re: [ubuntu-art] synaptic button icons

2006-10-11 Thread Toby Smithe
On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 09:02 -0400, john wrote: I've noticed that the synaptic buttons are not very consistent. The reload button is new and cartoony and the mark upgrades is older style. Search also seems to be newer however apply and properties are not. The new buttons are very good it is

[ubuntu-art] Metacity theme titlebar minimise button

2006-10-09 Thread Toby Smithe
Look at it, and you'll see the black outline is missing on the right side of the minimise button. This has been bugging me for a while; was it intentional? I've attached a zoomed in shot, so you can see easily what I mean. buttons.png Description: PNG image -- ubuntu-art mailing list

Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] GRUB boot screen

2006-09-30 Thread Toby Smithe
On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 11:07 -0400, jmak wrote: snip Why is the border between the dark and the light tone kind of blury? Also if you would create an 'S' shape for the gloss, like the one on the folder, would improve it. And the logo is too close to the edge. Otherwise, I like the idea. My

Re: [ubuntu-art] [polish] Updated GRUB splash.

2006-09-30 Thread Toby Smithe
On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 18:11 +0100, Toby Smithe wrote: On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 11:36 -0400, Viper550 wrote: Word. All fixed. Viper550 Hmm. I think the logo's still a bit too far left. I did a quick edit from the original. I took the logo's circle top- and right-most pixels to the edge

Re: [ubuntu-art] panel background

2006-09-27 Thread Toby Smithe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 effraie wrote: i updated the page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EffraiePanel with a white version This is very nice. Well done! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -

Re: [ubuntu-art] Edgy GDM: Evolution from CurrentDefault

2006-09-16 Thread Toby Smithe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jesse Schalken wrote: Wow, beautiful! Agreed! I love Who_GDM_015.png. The whole thing contains the bright rich caramels and the glossy black logo text that I love and the username/password, session and options are drawn

Re: [ubuntu-art] From the Fedora User to the Ubuntu Art Team: Here's your big competition...

2006-09-13 Thread Toby Smithe
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Étienne Bersac wrote: If ubuntu-art wants to concuer with Suse or Fedora they _will_ have to polish !! 100% agree. When is the POLISH phase going one ? ;) I don't think it should. I don't like the horrible gloss feel of SuSE and Fedora. I love