[ubuntu-art] Re: Before we vote...

[Billy]

On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 08:33 -0500, Billy wrote:

> On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 10:22 +0100, Who wrote: 
> 
> > >
> > >  Problem is, people do use them. Some do prefer an ungy fast, useable,
> > > nothing in the way gui. That is why I offered to do thinice, mist, or
> > > something for them. Are we just going to remove them and give them pixmap
> > > and slow cairo? I don't think so!!! I won't take responsibility in that
> > > slaughter! I have spoken for them. Will anyone listen and at least give them
> > > the smooth engine. We do not need inexperienced, imature voting for eyecandy
> > > not considering the real world. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but it's the
> > > reason gnome has lagged in eyecandy for so long. There needs to be a middle
> > > ground. Something for both ends on the spectrum, and ubuntulooks is not
> > > light and fast, so that can not count for light and fast just because it is
> > > an engine. Pixbuff is an engine...is it light? No. Think of everyone before
> > > you vote!!!
> > 
> > I think that the whole point of this exercise is to get some really
> > good looking themes in Ubuntu, and while I don't think that procludes
> > any Smooth theme, I think it means not packing a huge number of them
> > in
> > 
> > I agree that we _must_ keep a few speedy engines in, which is one of
> > the reasons I champion Industrial for inclusion. I had a look at
> > http://gtkperf.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=testing&id=1
> > which suggests we should really be using cleanice if we want a truly
> > performance focussed skin!
> > 
> 
> 
> Thinice, mist, and cleanice have already been mentioned a few times,
> but again, no one said how they felt about it. The one Mist theme that
> was being made, was given up on.
> 
> Once more, no one has suggested a lot of smooth themes be included, so
> I don't know why that its repeated.


https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtworkTeam/SandSkater
I have played around with it and made some changes. I know the reasons
for not proposing for dapper inclusion but what does anyone else think
with the original or my mods? Should propbably make coments on the wiki
instead of here.

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