[ubuntu-art] Where's the official proposed theme idea?

Wed Dec 19 23:05:31 GMT 2007

I want to have at least 3 alternative colour variations in the end when all
this is done and over with; Nobody said some of them couldn't have different
buttons. Either way, it's easily doable, but first I want the main theme to
get up-and-running before I make other flavors.

Also: Linux works on tablet PC's? Well, I think I know what I'll be picking
up when I have the chance. :)

On Dec 19, 2007 1:54 PM, George Brooke <solar.george at googlemail.com> wrote:

>  I guess it's just a matter of personal preference. Also I mainly use a
> tablet pc so its easier to click on enclosed buttons than when using a
> mouse. Maybe someone could create an alternative controls (is that correct
> ?) theme for people who prefer rounded buttons.
>
>
> solar.george
>
> Ken Vermette wrote:
>
> One thing I need to say about Vista is they did good with the window
> buttons. I'll give em credit where credit is due.
>
> A few weeks before I started this theme I read as many reviews and
> interface guidelines as I could, and one was a review on GUI aspects of
> Vista and OSX. While they come a dime a dozen, this one was (surprisingly)
> neutral.
>
> Anyway, when it was on topic about window buttons, one thing it mentioned
> constantly was "slamming", where users will slam the mouse onto one edge of
> the screen. So, as long as an element touches an edge or a corner (which is
> why I'm tempted to make the X cover the complete corner of the window) the
> user doesn't need to bother with carefully positioning the mouse over the
> button.
>
> While it doesn't sound like a big deal, it's just another thing to look
> at. If I rounded the corner then the button would need to be 1 or 2 pixels
> lower to accommodate the top-edge, breaking the users ability to slam.
>
> --Ken Vermette
>
> On Dec 19, 2007 6:28 AM, George Brooke <solar.george at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > How about making the window close minimise ect. icons rounded off at the
> > top rather like the main menu.
> >
> > solar.george
> >
> > Ken Vermette wrote:
> >
> > It's kind of like a mold... Like it or not, it kind grows on you. I
> > hated my windows when I made them, and I have a gallery of hideous window
> > ideas that I hope will never see the light of day.
> >
> > Orange is really just a highlight colour in this theme, so it'll
> > proballbly look odd on the theme until some widgets are added. When they get
> > added though, hopefully the additional orange in the theme will make it feel
> > more balanced. I lightened up the brown and slightly altered the orange - so
> > it should hopefully be a bit better. I can't really use any other colours
> > (even if I think they'll look better) because I want to stick to the
> > official Ubuntu colour pallet.
> >
> > I'm actively planning a small set of variations in popular colours; I
> > don't think there will be a way to change the colours via the colour menu -
> > unless there's a hue-shifting algorithm involved (similar to the one
> > implemented in Vista or Windowblinds).
> >
> > Anyway, there's another update up on the wiki:
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/BasicIdeals?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=fulldesk%28svg%29_v3_2.jpg
> >
> >
> > the XCF and SVG sources have been updated aswell; the XCF actually has
> > everything in it now, I uploaded a half-finished XCF file on the first
> > version, but the new one will be much better for people who want to use or
> > edit content because it's complete. For anyone wanting to make a mockup
> > using the files, the Mock-ups are first edited/rendered in InkScape, then
> > are imported into the bottom layer of the XCF. You could delete the BG in
> > inkscape and export a transparent PNG to create a render suitable for
> > porting into other themes.
> >
> > Thanks as always,
> > --Ken V
> >
> > On Dec 18, 2007 12:42 PM, Corey Woodworth <coreywoodworth at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > At first I didn't like this theme, but it is really growing on me. Of
> > > coarse there are things that still need work. The orange in the theme feels
> > > out of place. It just doesn't fit it because of how heavy the browns are. I
> > > think using white as the selected item color in the menus would look a lot
> > > better. I also think that the notification area needs to use different
> > > colors. It needs to stand out more. Now it hardly stands out at all since it
> > > is the same color as the background behind it, and of most windows. Speaking
> > > of the windows, I really like the way the titlebar and menu bar are
> > > visuially connected int the active window. In the unactive window where it
> > > looks like just a gradient from brown to tan looks very ugly to me.
> > >
> > > I think this theme is about the prettiest a brown theme could be, but
> > > we would still get a lot of flac from the brown haters if this were default.
> > > I hope that it works well with the color options in the appearence settings
> > > so that keeping the theme but using a different  color is just a couple of
> > > clicks worth of work.
> > >
> > > Corey
> > >
> > > On Dec 17, 2007 9:30 PM, Ken Vermette <vermette at gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Got the link, and thanks to Racoqster for the quick post on the
> > > > blog. I know about every language BUT python, so I can try to learn python
> > > > this weekend and assist in coding later if absolutely necessary; Would it be
> > > > possible to work without the configurator?
> > > >
> > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Hardy/Alternate/BasicIdeals
> > > >
> > > >  The Wiki has been updated to include a mockup with all current
> > > > elements - and links to the SVG source and XCF source are directly below the
> > > > image. I'll be downloading some themes that resemble mine (in their
> > > > technical composition) and start to figure out how we could get this beast
> > > > into a live environment! The XCF source is almost useless, but it can make
> > > > life easy if anyone wants to make a mockup with icons & text.
> > > >
> > > > The large mockup doesn't include the most recent requests (several
> > > > of which will be integrated), but it gives the closest impression to what a
> > > > full desktop would look like right now - barring the lack of widgets.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks all;
> > > > -- Ken V
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 17, 2007 7:51 PM, Iacopo Masi <iacopo.masi.list at gmail.com >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 12/17/07, Ken Vermette <vermette at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > There's go GTK yet, currently most of the work is going into
> > > > > mockups. I need
> > > > > > to get ahold of the Murrine Developer Andrea Cimitan, and see
> > > > > about getting
> > > > > > information on the Transparent GTK tweaks before I start making
> > > > > the mockups
> > > > > > live graphics.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Cimi will release the code when a Murrine Configurator should be
> > > > > available so we must work towards the murrine configurator in
> > > > > pygtk.
> > > > >
> > > > > take a look at
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.cimitan.com/blog/2007/12/16/searching-coders-for-the-murrine-configurator/
> > > > >
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