I asked about the eXperience engine earlier. I saw a screenshot with a one peice menubaritem and menu. I finally got the engine to install, but it's buggy. I looked at the code for the menu and it's way beyond me. Compiz is still a problem.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Union?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=menuExperience.png ________________________________ > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:31:08 +0100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Union mock-up compiz problem. > > A menu is a new XWindow. Compiz draws a shadow around it, because it does > this with all windows. I think it will be difficult to tell Compiz the > position of the menubaritem. Unfortunately this is a completely different > case then a GtkNotebook. > > On Jan 8, 2008 6:06 PM, xl cheese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps we can reuse the code that draws the gtkNotebook. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Union?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=C__Documents+and+Settings_whayslip_My+Documents_My+Pictures_twf.png > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > >> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:40:56 +0100 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Union mock-up compiz problem. > >> >> On 08/01/2008, xl cheese < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> That's actually the way clearlooks comes out of the box. I just adjusted >>> the color inside the engine to highlight the apps/places/system with the >>> normal bg color instead of orange. >>> >>> I wonder if the engine could draw the tab/menu combo as one widget and >>> compiz would recognize it and draw the shadow the way we want? >>> >> >> If I understand correctly you suggest using some kind of shaped window >> for menu+tab_header and then overlay that the normal menu button. That >> might work if done correctly, but it is quite tricky I think. >> >> While it might be technically possibly for the theme to rewrite the >> window position for the popup (to have it north-east corner match that >> of the panel button), I think it is a can of worms. This might trigger >> all kinds of unknown position and focus bugs (which are notoriously >> hard to right). >> >> And alternative solution is to patch gtk+ itself, but that will >> probably break all theme not using this trick... >> >> Sorry, if I sound negative. I shall twist my brain to try and come up >> with more constructive response... >> >> Cheers, >> Mikkel >> >> >>> Looking at the potential dropdown problem of one item flowing into the next, >>> plus the shadow at the same intersection, why not go the opposite direction? >>> >>> Where the music selection has the solid orange highlight, why not copy it >>> onto the places button? That way the highlight has continuity with the >>> button, and it eliminates both the shadow and the border issue. So really, >>> just make places the solid orange too. >>> >>> Amazing work! >>> -- Ken V >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 7, 2008 6:25 PM, xl cheese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I think compiz will put a damper on the nice menus and menubaritem >>> combination. >>> >>> Compiz puts a shadow all the way around the menu. >>> >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/Union?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=menu.png >>> >>> It may also be tricky to have the engine draw the 1px border around the menu >>> except for the intersection of the menu and menubaritem. I'm sure the right >>> programmer could make it happen tho. >>> ________________________________ >>>> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 01:44:02 -0500 >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com >>>> Subject: [ubuntu-art] Union mock-up updates ending. >>>> >>>> Updates to the union mock ups and sources are officially ending. While >>> working on the most recent update, my laptop froze completely, and now it >>> appears to be completely dead. Because I'm beginning military training on >>> the 13th, there's no point in fixing the 6-year old beast of a laptop. >>>> >>>> The data might be fine (I think it's the graphics card), and I'm going to >>> plug my hard-drive into a desktop computer to see if I still have my work; >>> depending on how this goes, I might get one more update loaded into the >>> wiki, after that I'll make the most of my time with the family before I >>> leave. If my data is corrupt or irretrievable, then I'll be forced to forget >>> any more updates. >>>> >>>> The 0.4 update was the second last planned before calling the theme design >>> "final". It unified outlines throughout the theme, added an additional >>> button to the bottom of the windows, and overall had some colour balancing. >>> If anyone wants to get a step closer to the planned design, follow the steps >>> below: >>>> >>>> - Brown lines throughout the chrome receive 35% opacity, including drag >>> circles. >>>> - Window frame button outlines receive converted tab outlines, becoming >>> more square and sharp. >>>> - Close button no longer fades to the right, instead going into the edge >>> of the window and only fading at the top. >>>> >>>> From here on out, I'm a useless bag of opinions until I leave (sucks to be >>> this mailing list now, eh?). I'll try to keep up, and my email will always >>> be open. If I do manage the update, a tar.gz will be available with all of >>> my materials, including wallpapers, all versions of the theme, experiments, >>> notes, personal instructions and my Formulae Tru design shown in my >>> deviantart account, below. >>>> >>>> http://raraken.deviantart.com/ >>>> >>>> Thank you, extreme apologies for any and all trouble this may cause. >>>> -Ken Vermette >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real difference. >>> http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause >>> -- >>> ubuntu-art mailing list >>> ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -Ken Vermette >>> ________________________________ >>> Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. 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