[ubuntu-art] additional theme/s proposal

[Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen]

Sorry for not responding to this sooner, but better late than never :-)

> Hi,
> I've worked through a few ideas and wanted to see what everyone thinks.
> The two metacity's are just a result of tinkering with a tiled image and
I'm not
> too thrilled about any of the 10 or so I've done but I kinda like the
Dapper-Drake
> metacity.
>
> My favorite gtk is Dapper-Drake (just names, nothing in stone)
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.png<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.tar.gz>
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.tar.gz<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake.tar.gz>

The progressbar color goes really well with them theme. It is a good effect
to contrast the dominant colors with effects like this. Perhaps this can be
done even more..?

About the metacity theme... It is a cool effect in the window title bar, but
I don't think it goes too well with the gtk-theme. It's a bit to
marble-like/shiny. The Dapper-Drake (gtk) theme feels more dry, if you get
my drift...

> Then there's *Dapper-Duck*, intended to be more conservative?
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.png>
*Dapper-Duck <http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.png>*
.png <http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.png>
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.tar.gz>
*Dapper-Duck<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.tar.gz>
*.tar.gz <http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Duck.tar.gz>
>
> The first one I did was *Dapper-Duck*y
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Ducky.png>
*Dapper-Duck <http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Ducky.png>*
y.png <http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Ducky.png>
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Ducky.tar.gz>
*Dapper-Duck<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Ducky.tar.gz>
*y.tar.gz <http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Ducky.tar.gz>

The progressbar contrast might be a bit over done here...

> The original metacity
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake2.tar.gz<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake2.tar.gz>
> another
> http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake3.tar.gz<http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/%7Ebvc/dapper-xubu/Dapper-Drake3.tar.gz>
>
> I am also going to do a more beige/yellow/orange, light/bright a lot like
the Human
> gdm ...think '*Dapper-Duck*ling' but I haven't got around to it yet.
>
> These all go well with the Human/Tango mix and Yasis as well. I've been
using
> Dapper-Drake (gtk) for about a week and don't want to use anything else.
Colors are
> very soothing. Any thoughts?

Generally (as usual) your work is high quality. However to my personal
liking you overdo the whole nature deal a bit. Granted - the themes all have
a real "draky" feeling to them, but too close to nature for me :-)

I condone your choice of Dapper-Drake. It is the best of the three IMO also.

Idea,
As I've found the metacity effects you've played with (in Dapper-Drake) a
bit too shiny for the of the gtk-themes, and I generally have found the
gtk-themes a bit too earthy, I suggest doing a slightly more futuristic
version of Dapper-Drake (because I found that one best) which might better
go with a window bar like the one you designed.

Cheers,
Mikkel
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