On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 6:42 AM, Giuseppe Pennisi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 2008/9/17 Who <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Now that we've decided that we aren't out to change the default art, > >> what do we want to do for the next cycle? :) > >> > >> I had the idea to create a package where we couple through a couple of > >> walls, themes and GDM called "community-artwork. Sound fine for all? > >> > >> How many theme items do we put in it to start? 2 walls, 2 themes, 2 > >> GDMs? I'm looking for numbers to shoot for but obviously things can > change. > >> > > > > I agree, three themes, but there's no reason to stop at 3 if we get > > four great ones made. > > > > Also, I'd like to think about a way of being able to switch between > > them easily - that will change GDM, BG, Usplash, and some other App > > splashes, if we get that far. A good theme has so many components it > > is crazy to expect the user to 'turn them all on' but we shouldn't > > expect them to have to reinstall a theme to change the theme, unless > > we write a little UI that does that for them. > > > > I propose a theme consitst of: > > Usplash theme > > GDM theme > > Desktop BG > > Icon theme (NOT expecting these to be designed form scratch, just use > > a good HQ one that fits best if you want... edit key icons, perhaps) > > GTK Theme > > > > Opional but good: > > Matching theme for QT apps. > > Some nod to Wine integration by using linux colours or a WinXP theme > > that is close to yours > > Firefox Theme IF FF doesn't inherit your theme well (userstyles.css, > > if I remember correctly) > > Evolution theme (if evolution doesn't pick up the GTK icons > > yet...didn't used to) > > Splash screens for Gimp, OpenOffice, other major apps with splashes. > > > > Perhaps: > > Sounds > > More than one BG > > > I agree with you. However I think that 3 themes are a good solution. > > gp > > -- > ubuntu-art mailing list > ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art > Just throwing this in, but if we have 3 themes, why don't we try taking an aim for them? One theme geared for office/average users (more generic), one for power users/technophiles (more bling), and one for developers/artists (darker, like our take on studio) -Ken Vermette
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