[ubuntu-art] // wider opinion of Dust theme from Ubuntu users //

[Mr.doob]

> i thought it's perhaps worth drawing attention to the 'public'
> appreciation of the Dust theme mockups:
>
>        http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/12479/
>
>        http://www.lunduke.com/?p=116
>
> both of the above URL's had around 1.5k diggs and no less than 200 comments.
> there is some worthy criticism/commentary in those threads. clearly Dust
> is a direction worth following.
>
> the first mockup didn't grab me all that much but this is certainly
> going places, save perhaps the folder icons themselves (which look a
> little stale, IMO. maybe it's that the grey in the 'dusty' window BG is
> pulling in the grey from the folders too much, flattening them out):
>
>        https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/DustTheme?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=ibexconcept.jpg
>
> cheers!
> --
> julian oliver
> http://julianoliver.com
>

Hello hello!

New guy on the block, take it as my presentation email. I doubt I'll
be able to start helping for this cycle, but I'll try to give it a
hand wherever I can. I wonder if someone could point me in the right
direction in order to get started on this? Like an app to build your
own theme? Btw... I'll try to don't top-post, but I think you guys
should consider if it's really worth the rule (I'm not aware of the
logic behind it, I guess it's because it's "easier" to follow the
conversation, which is something arguable).

Ok, neither I know how can I reply to an email that was sent to the
list BEFORE I subscribed to it, so I'll try faking it, hope it
works....

Julian, first of all, it's great to see guys like you (amazing
projects) around here, and second... that wallpaper is brilliant! I
would really like to see something along those lines on the default
wallpaper, did you do it?

Also, whoever is working on this Dust theme, maybe you should be
careful on how much margin/padding the top/right panel has. I'll put
two links to illustrate my point:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/DustTheme?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=ubuntudust.jpg

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/DustTheme?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=dust-color-1b.png

The original mock-up had the close button nicely aligned with the
corner of the window. The working theme didn't follow that and it
looks a bit "messy". Apart from that, I think it can work very well.

Just for the laughs (or hates), I'm right now using this theme:
http://www.ubuntu-art.org/content/show.php/KDE4+Oxygen+new+port+for+GNOME?content=86653

Which I guess I'll keep using until something like Dust is available.

That's it by now.

Cheers!
--
Mr.doob
http://mrdoob.com