http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200608/light_text_on_dark_background_vs_readability/
I've read before about the poor accessibility of light text on dark background so I'm not really sure it's a good choice for a default theme. I, personally, think it looks cool and trendy but that doesn't make it a good decision for a default setting on a product with such a wide release. As far as Aurora goes, it looks nice but if it's a resource hog then it too shouldn't be a default. If it's a resource hog then you have to ask yourself, "Why is it hogging resources? Is it calling a lot of different modules or something?" I guess what I'm trying to say is that with more bloat comes more bugs. On my system I use Murrine. It's pretty fast and pretty nice looking and my laptop has yet to catch on fire. http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3219/427551rb9xp6.jpg On 11/2/07, xl cheese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I read somewhere on the internetS that the Aurora engine was a resource > hog compared to clearlooks? Perhaps we want to look into that before we > burn time on aurora engine? > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:34:18 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme > > Aurora looks good in lighter colors as well, but it may come off as too > glossy. Dark themes do have their problems too. I do hate it when all my > text boxes in webpages use a dark theme when the page design expected them > to be white. Here is a pic of Aurora in lighter colors, but keeping with the > Orange: > > http://www.milkstreetmedia.com/misc/aurora2.png > > I really like use of orange on the buttons and the tabs in this theme. If > we were to go with a light theme still, I think I may rather prefer the > HumanFancyCandy, based on the murrina engine. > > http://www.milkstreetmedia.com/misc/fancyhuman.png > > I'm a sucker for that menu bar texture, and the glossiness in this theme > seems really subdued by the fact that the theme doesn't use rounded corners, > and gradients in the toolbars. > > Maybe a light aurora theme with dark rubberized grips would be the way to > go. Especially if we can get rid of the glossy gradient toolbars. I'm > totally new to theming GTK but it is something I want to learn, and will be > using these as a base to learn from. I do hope to make something that'll be, > at least, in the running for default hardy theme. > > Oh and Steven, the Dock is the Avant Window Navigator. It's in the gutsy > repos and here on launchpad: > > https://launchpad.net/awn > > Corey > > On 11/1/07, *Dylan McCall* < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That screenshot with Aurora is definitely nice, Corey (I was looking for > that one, actually!). I particular like the slightly darker handle widgets. > Something about dark themes strikes me as uncommon and maybe a bit of a > niche, though. I could be mistaken, but lighter colours seem to me to give > natural reading, with a more paper-like feel. With that in mind, the very > orange orange that we use at the moment would feel much more natural with a > lighter, browner colour. Yes, I just suggested brown. Light brown, mind; > there's a very particular colour I am thinking... > Darker elements could be an interesting thing to ponder, though. I am not > sure where they would fit, but some variety could help to give other widgets > more prominence. > The darker colours bring out images, definitely, and I think that's where > they fit in well. That is why it works really well in Ubuntu Studio, and why > I was playing with dark themes while toying with F-Spot, then back to a > light theme as soon as I started doing my usual stuff. Worth considering > that IDEs tend to have white backgrounds, and so do text editors. That > reflects my own experiences quite well: it is definitely easier to see black > on white than tiny white writing on black (or dark grey). > I am willing to bet that the majority of users do texty stuff as opposed > to graphical, artistic stuff. (Which is why we have Ubuntu Studio for the > others!) > > Another thing I have against black / orange was also something that > bothered me with OpenMoko's earlier interface. (You will notice at this > point, with the 2007.2 interface, that it has a prevalence of white in the > main interface details, with dark colours just on the edges. Very > attractive). Orange is a harsh colour, and one which begs for attention > against a dark background like that. However, in this case and the case of > OpenMoko's earlier interface, it becomes a regular colour! The only > particularly intense colours we have left are white (used for text, maybe > artsy icons) and varying shades of red. Orange is pretty red already, so > red's prominence is not going to be very prominent; it blends in with the > rest, feeling more normal. As well as being a potential issue with > immediately recognizing UI elements, it also means less variety in the > theme. Most of these colours are dwarfed by the dark backgrounds, so they > have less impact and less meaning. > > Okay, I'm exaggerating a bit (a lot), orange isn't overused or anything. > However, there is method to my madness: A black background requires harsh > colours to stand out against, whereas a white one is gentle, leaving more > room for the other colours. The grey background is a neat in-between zone, > but as we've seen (*cough*Windows95), lighter greys look very bad in large > quantities. > > Still, I like the darker handles in your screenshot. Feels like > high-friction rubber pads, which is quite intuitive. A good reflection of > what the widget means... > > > Bye, > -Dylan McCall > > > On 11/1/07, *Corey Woodworth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think a dark theme with orange highlights would be a great new direction > to go in. A dark theme is working out great for Ubuntu studio. If we do > decide to go that route, I think we should definitely consider the Aurora > GTK engine. It looks great with dark color schemes, and is currently the > highest rated GTK engine on www.gnome-look.org . I whipped up a quick > screenshot of aurora-looks with colors from the proposed Hardy palette here: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/HardyDesign > > Here is my screenshot: > http://www.milkstreetmedia.com/misc/aurora.png > > It certainly still needs some work, but I'd be willing to pursue it if > there is interest. > > Corey > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > > > > ------------------------------ > Peek-a-boo FREE Tricks & Treats for You! 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