You can make prelights for inactive windows so there's no extra click involved.
I think having the plain "_ O X" without any button borders except for
prelights looks nice and clean. I did that in this theme:
http://www.gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-pre1/71800-1.jpg
I may play with the idea of not having any visible metacity buttons until a
mouse over and see how it feels in a real theme.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Thu, 20 Dec
> 2007 18:20:19 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Mockup> > > i like the
> idea of having no visible Minimise/Maximise/Close buttons> > when a window is
> inactive.. this reduces the graphical complexity of the> > desktop -
> something that should be encouraged where possible.> > I don't think it's a
> very good idea, since it adds an extra click in case I > want to minimize,
> maximiza or close an inactive window. Instead of beeing > hidden, the buttons
> should be grayed/faded to reduce the graphical > complexity ot the desktop,
> but they must sill be visible.> > Molumen> > > ----- Original Message ----- >
> From: "Julian Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "Discussion on Ubuntu artwork"
> <ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:49 PM>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Ubuntu Mockup> > > > ..on or around Wed, Dec 19,
> 2007 at 01:10:13AM +0100, Thomas L.G said:> >> Oh well since we're all
> mocking up now, let me throw in a suggestion as> >> well:> >>
> http://www.portefolje.net/div/mockup.jpg> >>> >> Based on Ken's suggestion on
> this list. Some modifications (darker top> >> area + some reflection, hover,
> consistent menus, dark notifications with> >> some reflection). Another
> wallpaper (stock-image from sxc.hu), and> >> another top-panel. Please ignore
> the ugly notification-icons at top> >> right and other glitches - it is all
> just photoshop mocking! Also, I> >> didn't make any minimize/maximize-icons
> yet, I really don't think we> >> should use the Vista-like ones...> >>> >> >
> hehe, i thought the absense of buttons was deliberate.> >> > i like the idea
> of having no visible Minimise/Maximise/Close buttons> > when a window is
> inactive.. this reduces the graphical complexity of the> > desktop -
> something that should be encouraged where possible.> >> > this of course
> would require that they become active on a mouse-over> > event without
> bringing that whole window into focus. perhaps impossible> > in the current
> windowing context.> >> > cheers,> >> > julian> >> > -- > >
> http://julianoliver.com> > http://selectparks.net> > emails containing HTML
> will not be read.> >> >>> >> AA Boy skrev:> >> > Oops, for some reason teh
> link got deleted. Oh well, here it is again! > >> > :D> >> >
> http://www.smartboy.salocinlinux.org/db/ubuntu-mockup.png> >> >> >> > On
> 12/18/07, *Corey Woodworth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > <mailto:[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> wrote:> >> >> >> > It looks invisible to me.> >> >> >> > On Dec
> 18, 2007 4:32 PM, AA Boy < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > <mailto:[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> wrote:> >> >> >> > I have been thinking about what I would like
> Ubuntu to look> >> > like, and made a mockup. Pretty much every shape in
> this> >> > except the panel background and wallpaper is made using SVGs.> >>
> > I may supply sources latter if anyone is interested in them. I> >> > didn't
> do windows yet (since I use Enlightenment, and don't> >> > want to change
> GNOME's theme right now), but I think this may> >> > be enough to start with.
> Anyway, please comment. I tried to> >> > make this a pleasing
> black/brown/orange theme.> >> > --> >> > ubuntu-art mailing list> >> >
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