Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread Travis Watkins
On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM, AA Boy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I made a newer theme based on the Human-Clearlooks theme included with hardy. I specifically wanted to give it more color (the origional theme looks more like shades of the same color) while keeping it usable and friendly. I came

Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
I also think that the box around the active windows should be removed- that would be perfect. On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:17 AM, Travis Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM, AA Boy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I made a newer theme based on the Human-Clearlooks theme

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Ashton
Beautiful. Guess that's that. Onward and whatnot... On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its very good- I actually replaced all of my fonts in windows, mac, and desktopbsd with them. On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 12:45 AM, Ashton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh

Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread AA Boy
You mean like make it even more distinct (the text and buttons blend in more with the title bar than the default) by darkening the border? I will try that out and see how it works. On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:17 PM, Travis Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 11:45 PM, AA Boy

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Kido Mariano
On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 23:21 -0400, Cory K. wrote: Here's a detailed post about the Droid font. http://troy-sobotka.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-droid-isnt-answer.html About this one... I'd agree with the first point. :] However, your UI font won't appear as large paragraphs all the time. As

Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread Julian Oliver
..on or around Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 09:45:57PM -0700 AA Boy wrote: I made a newer theme based on the Human-Clearlooks theme included with hardy. I specifically wanted to give it more color (the origional theme looks more like shades of the same color) while keeping it usable and friendly. I

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread AA Boy
According to a comment on this blog posthttp://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/16/droid-sans-mono-a-sw.html#comment-83140, the droid fonts are, in fact, not free. So whether they look good or not is beside the point, as they cannot be included due to licensing restrictions. Smartboy On Sun, Jul 6,

Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread AA Boy
Is this better as far as determining which window is unfocused and which is focused? I modified the borders so that the gradient is darker going to lighter when the windows are unfocused, and lighter going to darker when they are focused. I will make a new package soon for this, making the Test2

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Cory K.
AA Boy wrote: According to a comment on this blog post http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/16/droid-sans-mono-a-sw.html#comment-83140, the droid fonts are, in fact, not free. So whether they look good or not is beside the point, as they cannot be included due to licensing restrictions.

Re: [ubuntu-art] New theme looking for critique based on Human-Clearlooks

2008-07-06 Thread Kenneth Wimer
On Sunday 06 July 2008 16:56:19 AA Boy wrote: Is this better as far as determining which window is unfocused and which is focused? I modified the borders so that the gradient is darker going to lighter when the windows are unfocused, and lighter going to darker when they are focused. I will

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
Hey guys - read way back in this discussion- they are to be released as open source. Dont jsut read some old blog post and assume we cant use them. Salane How about we end this discussion? Ken I think is going to contact them to make sure. On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Cory K. [EMAIL

[ubuntu-art] Again, top posting.

2008-07-06 Thread Cory K.
Salane Ashcraft wrote: Hey guys - read way back in this discussion- they are to be released as open source. Dont jsut read some old blog post and assume we cant use them. Salane How about we end this discussion? Ken I think is going to contact them to make sure. On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Kenneth Wimer
On Sunday 06 July 2008 17:25:03 Salane Ashcraft wrote: Hey guys - read way back in this discussion- they are to be released as open source. Dont jsut read some old blog post and assume we cant use them. Salane How about we end this discussion? Ken I think is going to contact them to make

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top posting.

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
Yeah I know gmail does that- I just hate having lots of stuff in my email. I didnt think about it confusing people. Salane On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Cory K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you see how this breaks continuity when someone top-posts and then people who know the rules reply?

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
I figured out how to fix it. Thanks for letting me know! Salane On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Kenneth Wimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 06 July 2008 17:25:03 Salane Ashcraft wrote: Hey guys - read way back in this discussion- they are to be released as open source. Dont jsut read

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top posting.

2008-07-06 Thread Travis Watkins
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah I know gmail does that- I just hate having lots of stuff in my email. I didnt think about it confusing people. Salane You don't have to type in the space gmail puts at the top of the email, you know. You can skip

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top posting.

2008-07-06 Thread Conn
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah I know gmail does that- I just hate having lots of stuff in my email. I didnt think about it confusing people. Salane You're still top-posting. When you click reply in Gmail, do *not* begin typing your reply where

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top posting.

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Conn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah I know gmail does that- I just hate having lots of stuff in my email. I didnt think about it confusing people. Salane You're still top-posting. When

[ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex Art Wiki Pages

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
Hello Ubuntu Artists- I spoke with Shuttleworth at the last Community Council meeting. I discussed with him what to do with the current look of Ubuntu. He is in favor of giving at as big of an update as we, the art team, can provide. He wants new fonts, new icons, and a new theme. We need to be

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex Art Wiki Pages

2008-07-06 Thread AA Boy
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With regards to icons, Shuttleworth wanted us to start with the folder icon, and create a new look based off of the human theme. So yes, we are staying with the orange/brown look. Icons:

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top posting.

2008-07-06 Thread Brian Fleeger
- Original Message From: Conn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion on Ubuntu artwork ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Sunday, July 6, 2008 12:09:17 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top posting. When you click reply in Gmail, do *not* begin typing your reply where the cursor rests by

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex Art Wiki Pages

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:12 PM, AA Boy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With regards to icons, Shuttleworth wanted us to start with the folder icon, and create a new look based off of the human theme. So yes, we are staying with

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex Art Wiki Pages

2008-07-06 Thread AA Boy
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:12 PM, AA Boy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With regards to icons, Shuttleworth wanted us to start with the folder icon,

Re: [ubuntu-art] Intrepid Ibex Art Wiki Pages

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:24 PM, AA Boy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 1:12 PM, AA Boy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Salane Ashcraft [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With regards

Re: [ubuntu-art] // successful use of dark colours: 2 examples //

2008-07-06 Thread Michael McKinley
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:09 PM, shadowh511 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think we need to have both a bright theme for newbies and a darker theme for the more experienced Just out of curiosity, why would newbies prefer bright themes and experienced users prefer dark themes? I like the idea of

Re: [ubuntu-art] // successful use of dark colours: 2 examples //

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Michael McKinley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:09 PM, shadowh511 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think we need to have both a bright theme for newbies and a darker theme for the more experienced Just out of curiosity, why would newbies prefer

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Jimmy Angelakos
Please allow me to speak frankly: I don't really see what all the fuss is about with that Droid font. Deja Vu Sans is a beautiful font, especially the Condensed version I use as my UI font. It supports many languages and looks quite modern without being very blocky as Troy calls it. Droid has

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Jimmy Angelakos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please allow me to speak frankly: I don't really see what all the fuss is about with that Droid font. Deja Vu Sans is a beautiful font, especially the Condensed version I use as my UI font. It supports many languages and

Re: [ubuntu-art] Droid Fonts

2008-07-06 Thread Jimmy Angelakos
Salane Ashcraft wrote: On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Jimmy Angelakos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please allow me to speak frankly: I don't really see what all the fuss is about with that Droid font. Would you make a section in the Intrepid Ibex Fonts- Art Team wiki page then? Please provide