[ubuntu-art] New Theme

[Kenneth Wimer]

Hi all,

I suggest that someone create a new theme along these lines.  We can certainly 
include it in Gutsy, even if only a downloadable package from Universe. 
Whether we include it in the default install depends upon the end quality of 
theme and the acceptance of the community, etc.

--
Ken


On Saturday 25 August 2007 02:04:08 Steph wrote:
> Your theme is cool, I personally don't like the fonts, but it's clear and
> simple. Could easily replace one of the default theme of Ubuntu. But still,
> Im sure we can find something more "eye candy". I'll tell you soon my
> prefered Gnome-look themes, and you'll tell me what you think about it.
>
> Later,
>
> Steph
>
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> >   1. Re:  white blur around text wanted/needed (Troy James Sobotka)
> >   2. Re:  white blur around text wanted/needed (Matthew Nuzum)
> >   3.  New Theme (Steph)
> >   4. Re:  New Theme (Salvador Sarpi)
> >   5. Re:  New Theme (Quim Calpe)
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> > ---------- Message transféré ----------
> > From: Troy James Sobotka <troy.sobotka at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu Art Mailing List <ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:23:57 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed
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> > Kenneth Wimer wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > As seen in these screens:
> > > http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html
> > >
> > > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand out
> >
> > when
> >
> > > overlayed and transparent.
> > >
> > > Anyone interested in hacking such and effect into our windeco stuff?
> >
> > That isn't metacity.  That's Emerald.
> >
> > It isn't easily possible with Metacity unless you tried a stepped
> > gradient of offsetting the text.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > TJS
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> > From: "Matthew Nuzum" <newz at bearfruit.org>
> > To: "Ubuntu Art Mailing List" <ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:44:24 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed
> >
> > On 8/24/07, Troy James Sobotka <troy.sobotka at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Kenneth Wimer wrote:
> > > > As seen in these screens:
> >
> > http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html
> >
> > > > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand
> >
> > out when
> >
> > > > overlayed and transparent.
> > >
> > > That isn't metacity.  That's Emerald.
> >
> > Is metacity or emerald used when desktop effects are enabled for
> > Gutsy? I don't see either in `ps ax` (but I do see compiz.real).
> >
> > Also, a cool thing about that screenshot (and vista's translucent
> > chrome) is that there is a heavy blur applied to the translucency. It
> > makes the text on the title bar much more readable.
> > --
> > Matthew Nuzum
> > newz2000 on freenode
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Message transféré ----------
> > From: Steph <orkerone at gmail.com>
> > To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:47:08 +0200
> > Subject: [ubuntu-art] New Theme
> > Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French.
> >
> > It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly.
> > Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of
> > them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the
> > only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about
> > OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most
> > downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones.
> >
> > Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other
> > ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks
> > correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as
> > Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could
> > replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look).
> >
> > See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid,
> > but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is
> > design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him
> > a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then
> > everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :).
> >
> > Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little
> > with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb :
> > http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png
> >
> > :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new
> >
> > theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes
> > available on Gnome-look.org, would be time wasted. So what we thought was
> > to make a selection of the best themes on Gnome-look.org (Aero and
> > OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh,
> > modern themes.
> >
> > Who wanna join ? :)
> >
> >
> > ---------- Message transféré ----------
> > From: "Salvador Sarpi" <ssarpi at adev.cl>
> > To: <ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:04:25 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme
> >  i think the same
> >
> > and i know that a lot other ubuntu and non-ubuntu users think that too,
> > maybe we dont need to change the ubuntu-theme, but we can do better
> > themes than the ones that ubuntu includes.
> >
> > appart of including fresh new themes, there are a few that could be
> > remade. for example the high contrast theme, or maybe include a
> > minimalistic one.
> >
> > i'm in.
> >
> > sorry for my bad english.
> >
> > Salvador Sarpi
> > Temuco, Chile S.A.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Steph <orkerone at gmail.com>
> > *To:* ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2007 6:47 PM
> > *Subject:* [ubuntu-art] New Theme
> >
> > Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm French.
> >
> > It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly.
> > Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of
> > them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the
> > only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about
> > OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most
> > downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones.
> >
> > Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other
> > ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks
> > correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as
> > Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could
> > replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look).
> >
> > See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid,
> > but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is
> > design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him
> > a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then
> > everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :).
> >
> > Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little
> > with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb :
> > http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png
> >
> > :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new
> >
> > theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes
> > available on Gnome-look.org, would be time wasted. So what we thought was
> > to make a selection of the best themes on Gnome-look.org (Aero and
> > OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh,
> > modern themes.
> >
> > Who wanna join ? :)
> >
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> >
> > ---------- Message transféré ----------
> > From: Quim Calpe <quim at kalpe.com>
> > To: ubuntu-art <ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:27:25 +0200
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] New Theme
> >
> > I also agree, what about a simple and clean design? I mean small fonts,
> > plain colors, something cute and effective.
> >
> > Attached an example, of course it needs work, it's possibly too
> > simplistic...
> >
> > Quim
> >
> > On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 19:04 -0400, Salvador Sarpi wrote:
> >
> > i think the same
> >
> >
> >
> >  and i know that a lot other ubuntu and non-ubuntu users think that too,
> > maybe we dont need to change the ubuntu-theme, but we can do better
> > themes than the ones that ubuntu includes.
> >
> >
> >
> >  appart of including fresh new themes, there are a few that could be
> > remade. for example the high contrast theme, or maybe include a
> > minimalistic one.
> >
> >
> >
> >  i'm in.
> >
> >
> >
> >  sorry for my bad english.
> >
> >
> >
> >  Salvador Sarpi
> >
> >  Temuco, Chile S.A.
> >
> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >   *From:* Steph <orkerone at gmail.com>
> >
> >   *To:* ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> >
> >   *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2007 6:47 PM
> >
> >   *Subject:* [ubuntu-art] New Theme
> >
> >
> >
> >   Hi everybody, first thing I'll ask is to forgive my English, I'm
> > French.
> >
> > It has been said on the french forum that Ubuntu was actually very ugly.
> > Go to your friends's houses, boot on the Live CD and you'll see most of
> > them saying "creepy ! I'll keep Vista !". And we have to admit that the
> > only good thing in Vista is the Aero interface. No need to talk about
> > OSX, it has always been quite beautiful, and no wonder why the most
> > downloaded themes on Gnome-Look.org are some OSX look-alike ones.
> >
> > Now check Ubuntu's default themes. Human and Glossy are correct, other
> > ones are really old and ugly. On the seven themes integrated, two looks
> > correct, but still old, and the other ones are just as beautiful as
> > Win95. Why can't we add a few modern themes ? Just one or two, that could
> > replace the Crux or Glider themes (have a look).
> >
> > See, Ubuntu aims to be a distro for everyone. Mr Everyone is not stupid,
> > but still he's often a n00b :D . So the thing he's gonna look first is
> > design. How to convince Mr Everyone Ubuntu's a great OS ? By showing him
> > a nice design, something that looks clear, simple and efficace. Then
> > everything will "Just Work" and all this on a nice theme :).
> >
> > Now, the solutions. If everyone agrees of course. I've talked a little
> > with Brian Ward (author of this nice orb :
> > http://www.brianward.us/myspace/public/ubuntu-orb.png
> >
> > :) and agreeing to what I just said, we told that creating a totally new
> >
> > theme would be some really hard work, and with the tons of themes
> > available on Gnome-look.org, would be time wasted. So what we thought was
> > to make a selection of the best themes on Gnome-look.org (Aero and
> > OSX-like excluded of course), then try to mix everything in a new, fresh,
> > modern themes.
> >
> > Who wanna join ? :)
> >
> >
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