Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Sorry for not responding to this sooner, but better late than never :-)
> Hi,
> I've worked through a few ideas and wanted to see what everyone thinks.
> The two metacity's are just a result of tinkering with a tiled image and I'm not
> too thrilled about any of the 10 or so I've done but I kinda like the Dapper-Drake
> metacity.
>
> My favorite gtk is Dapper-Drake (just names, nothing in stone)
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.png
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.tar.gz
The progressbar color goes really well with them theme. It is a good effect to contrast the dominant colors with effects like this. Perhaps this can be done even more..?
About the metacity theme... It is a cool effect in the window title bar, but I don't think it goes too well with the gtk-theme. It's a bit to marble-like/shiny. The Dapper-Drake (gtk) theme feels more dry, if you get my drift...> The original metacity
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake2.tar.gz
> another
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake3.tar.gz
>
> I am also going to do a more beige/yellow/orange, light/bright a lot like the Human
> gdm ...think ' Dapper-Duckling' but I haven't got around to it yet.
>
> These all go well with the Human/Tango mix and Yasis as well. I've been using
> Dapper-Drake (gtk) for about a week and don't want to use anything else. Colors are
> very soothing. Any thoughts?
Generally (as usual) your work is high quality. However to my personal liking you overdo the whole nature deal a bit. Granted - the themes all have a real "draky" feeling to them, but too close to nature for me :-)
I condone your choice of Dapper-Drake. It is the best of the three IMO also.
Idea,
As I've found the metacity effects you've played with (in Dapper-Drake) a bit too shiny for the of the gtk-themes, and I generally have found the gtk-themes a bit too earthy, I suggest doing a slightly more futuristic version of Dapper-Drake (because I found that one best) which might better go with a window bar like the one you designed.Thanks for the comments!
The progreebar color is already in the range slider trough and focus ring. Only other place would be checks and options but then that would leave a lonesome, green metacity.
Well, working a bit with the theme, I find that there's no problem here anyway really.
Yes, as I said ,I'm not thrilled with the boring metacity either, but we don't need another flashy, shinny metacity, and what else can you do with ubuntulook widgets? So I decideded to try and bring out, and define, the menubar with a gradient at the bottom of the titlebar. I think it does give a clear definition of where the titlebar begins.
Futuristic with earthy? erm... Nice that you see the earth-ness/dapper drake-ness. That was the idea, and what so many people requested. Natural.
Yes, I'm sure that we have a market for earthy/natural theme - I have heard several request about that at least.
Now that I look closer on the Drake theme a second time, I actually think that the win title bar in this screenie: http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.png - which I called too shiny before, is actually the right thing. With the tiled pixmap thing giving it the marble-like feel I mean.
Btw; do you have any specific icon set in mind for the Dapper-Drake theme? Of the installed sets I have here I actually found stock Gnome the best...
Cheers,
Mikkel
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