[ubuntu-art] My idea for Edgy (warning, lots of ranting!)

[Billy]

On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 19:24 +1000, Pascal Klein wrote:

> On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 20:46 -0500, Billy wrote:
> > On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 23:25 +1000, Pascal Klein wrote: 
> > > On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 02:34 -0500, Billy wrote:
> > > > Yes, and the idea that there should be just primary colors is why
> > > > ubuntu art falls short of the mark. Do you have a second choice in
> > > > Windows? Do you have second choice in mac? I've said it many times.
> > > > Why not linux? Why not Ubuntu? People have repeatedly asked for it
> > > > from Ubuntu's beginning and everytime this 'Human' branding thing is
> > > > stated. Human/Ubuntu branding would not be lost by offering an
> > > > alternative. It would howerver give people a choice and Ubuntu is
> > > > Linux above and before everything else.
> > > > 
> > > > http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/devel/Human-Metathemes.png
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > This is true. GNU/Linux and Ubuntu is about choice. You are not
> > > compelled to use Human. Currently (running Dapper) I could 17 or so
> > > themes in the main display of the themes dialoge. Is that not enough? If
> > > the user really wants more sites like GNOME-look.org exist for that purpose.
> > 
> > I don't know what they've done with the packages, because i haven't
> > seen anything new or diff. From what I understood, upon a default
> > install, gnome themes would be cleaned out and your choices would be
> > -clearlooks
> > -Human
> > -5 themes from the art-team
> > 
> > So where are you getting 17 or so?
> 
> I am talking about System -> Preferences -> Theme
> 
> Not including the ones I added after the initial install:
> 
> Human
> Clearlooks
> Crux
> Glider
> Grand Canyon
> High Contrast
> High Contrast Inverse
> [...]
> Simple
> Smokey Blue
> Traditional


 Again, you are not listening....Crux, Glider, Grand Canyon, High
Contrast Inverse, Simple, Smokey Blue, Traditional
 are to be removed.


> 
> The point I was trying to make is that we should focus on the results
> for Dapper and then meet up, discussing leadership positions and other
> things on the meeting agenda before we individually do what we please.
> 
> It is a much more organised fashion to get work done and allows us to
> coordinate our efforts. This was in response to Viper's original email
> on the Subject lines matter. :)


I said that days ago.


> bvc=
> > You miss the point. Human is ubuntulooks. So is Dapper-Drake and
> > Silicon, if they made it into the packaging. They do not have the
> > other elements of the Human desktop enviornment.
> > Ubunulooks-Quicksilver (I don't like its colors) would have been good
> > for that since so many people like blue. Tango is install by default
> > but there's no gtk theme to go with. That makes a lot of sense. The
> > only attempt to unify the desktop is with Human. I mentioned Windows
> > and Mac as an example to say that another (or 2 or 3) good, unified
> > desktop env should be offered in any os claiming to be in the race
> > with the others. Otherwise, stick with ugly gnome defaults, slap a
> > clearlooks together, use Tangerine and go home. Yet, that's not what
> > anyone wants, is it?
> > http://kwh.kernow-gb.com/~bvc/theme/devel/Human-Metathemes.png
> > 
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