But diagonals do look good in real themes. These are pixmap themes.
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Schwermetall?content=55578
http://www.gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre2/62434-2.jpg
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/OrangeLiNstaBlackPlastic?content=62434
The diagonals don't necessarily have to go from corner to corner to look good.
Notice the similarities between the buttons in the Orangelinstablackplastic
theme and the human folder icons... ;)
A slight arch across the button with the left endpoint slightly lower than the
right.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Tue, 6 Nov
> 2007 16:18:36 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme> > On Tuesday
> 06 November 2007 16:12:12 Andrea Cimitan wrote:> > I can confirm those words
> another time. ;)> > Diagonal stripes could be fun when you have a lot of
> buttons with a> > fixed aspect (see gcalctool for example), but when you have
> an app with> > a lot of buttons of various aspects (some thin, some fat etc
> etc) the> > result is a _really_ boring theme. Unconsinstent too.> >> > Don't
> waste your time now ;)> >> > I agree completely with this. It might look
> nifty in a certain mockup but I am > not sure it would be good in a real
> theme.> > --> Kenneth> > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list>
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