On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 12:00 +0000, Bharat Varma wrote: > > Neil Patel posted some flickr mockups of a possible Ubuntu desktop > about an > year ago, using an engine called 'Avant', which was based off the > Murrine > build at the time. I am not sure if this progressed any further from > those > mockups. The thread on Ubuntu Forums is > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=603348 > > I think there was also a discussion on this list at the time. > > Is this the same Neil who was hired by Canonical as a designer ? If > so, do > the mockups here possibly point the sort of direction Canonical is > looking > at for Jaunty ? > > Just wanted to put it out there :) > > Bharat Varma
Now that Intrepid is out I've been thinking about Jaunty theming. I realize now I need to start early as "Human Synergy" was very late. In a discussion of theming the topic of theme engines often takes center state but I am not convinced the current theme engines are really a limitation to creating good themes. For example look at "Dust". This is a top rated theme IMO and is served well by the current engines. IMO the secret to a "killer" look is up-stream. I would site two applications which would make a big difference. 1. Nautilus - Nautilus is core to Gnome and its appearance and functionality is significant to how Ubuntu is perceived. I noted some "brain storm" mock ups which showed Nautilus with a new look that goes beyond theming. 2. Rhythmbox - I like Rhythmbox but IMO its due for a face lift. The music player which ships as default is also significant to how the Ubuntu is perceived. There are other applications others may note and I realize many folks will add and delete to their system to suite their personal needs but many run with those shipped as default. Instead of writing a new theme engine I suggest helping key default applications in their appearance may be the solution to moving the Gnome desktop in the right direction. Just thinking out loud :) John Baer -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art