[ubuntu-art] Hardy GTK Theme

[Can K.]

>
> Also
> for the minimize and maximize buttons I would say red for close, green for
> the maximize, and yellow or orange for minimize. The colours I have chosen
> are because I think they will be clear indications of what button to press
> and not experiment on to find out what they are. Also again I would like to
> thank you for e-mailing me and hope to be apart of the team, Yours sincerely
> Ethan Blaine.


That's Mac OS X style! Of course these colors are obvious, but since they're
already in use in another OS's theme, I think it would look like we copied
them, if we'd chose the same colors for that buttons.


**Note: This is my first time being involved in anything on Ubuntu (besides
> the forum).
>
> Anyway, I put together a theme which I think should be used for Hardy. It
> includes an Emerald theme (which I am porting to Metacity), a GTK theme,
> and
> a background. The icons are Human, which  All of these aren't mine, they
> are
> just compiled together by me. The theme pics are here:
>
> http://www.smartboy.salocinlinux.org/db/Screenshots/Screenshot-Hardy1.png
> http://www.smartboy.salocinlinux.org/db/Screenshots/Screenshot-Hardy2.png
>
> Anyway, the reason I think it should be like this is because compared to
> the
> rumored GTK theme (black and orange), which to me feels closed, this theme
> is warm, open, and inviting. It also feels like a sunset (to me) combined
> with the background. Anyway, one suggestion I got from the Ubuntu Forums
> was
> that I should change the dots which represent the close/maximize (or
> restore)/minimize buttons to something else. I was thinking they could be
> changed to the traditional option, though they fit well with this theme.
> Comments/suggestions/feedback, please. :)