[ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 31, Issue 75

Thu Jan 31 00:34:01 GMT 2008

about the drum, and bass loop what i meant was its
jsut drums and bass. no synths or bg sounds yet. it is
gonna be an electronica song most likey w a wierd
style of trance. not oringally d%b but anyways i have
posted a half minute long demo (loop) at
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=1077642&T=3513
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>    1. Re:  panel icons (Kenneth Wimer)
>    2. Re:  panel icons (Kenneth Wimer)
>    3. Re:  Gelatin Metacity? (Iacopo Masi)
>    4. Re:  panel icons (Matthew Nuzum)
>    5.  Fwd: [Usability] few things (Matthew Nuzum)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:31:08 +0100
> From: Kenneth Wimer <kwwii at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] panel icons
> To: Discussion on Ubuntu artwork
> <ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <200801301331.09032.kwwii at ubuntu.com>
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> On Wednesday 30 January 2008 06:19:57 Troy James
> Sobotka wrote:
> > Kenneth Wimer wrote:
> > > Attached is a png file with ideas for the panel
> icons. Which is better,
> > > the "etched" look or the simple 2d look?
> >
> > Probably not what you want to hear and repetitive
> - but isn't it
> > dependent on what the overall approach is going to
> aim for?
> 
> Yes it is. At this point we want to simplify
> anything informational symbols 
> which show status while using color to denote action
> or action-needed. 
> Eventually I can see this idea also being used in
> the window decoration 
> buttons and perhaps eventually
> notification/warning/etc pop-ups.
> 
> While I like the idea of using etched icons I am not
> sure how well they will 
> work with the different forms or in combination with
> a non-themed icon. I'd 
> like to try working on both for a while to that we
> get a better feeling of 
> how well each idea works.
> 
> > Honestly, they are both top shelf implementations,
> and better than what
> > we have by an order of a magnitude.
> 
> Good to hear that you like them :-)
> 
> > Not sold on the update manager 'bang' however. 
> Orangey yellow with that
> > shape from my North American slanted culture feels
> like a 'Pow!' is
> > written there.  Again though, that is completely
> relative to my rather
> > useless brain.
> 
> Right, I agree that the symbol used in the update
> icon needs work. I haven't 
> spent much time on that yet, just trying to get the
> general idea out the 
> door.
> 
> > When it comes to complexity, the plethora of
> multi-coloured-nightmare 22
> > pixel blobs aren't doing us any help.  +632 to
> simplifying the mess of
> > Tango meaningless blobs.
> 
> :-D
> 
> > Sincerely,
> > TJS
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:35:58 +0100
> From: Kenneth Wimer <kwwii at ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] panel icons
> To: ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <200801301335.58961.kwwii at ubuntu.com>
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> 
> I have created a bzr repo and launchpad package so
> that everyone can work on 
> them. It can be found here:
> 
> http://launchpad.net/human-panel-icons/
> 
> Make a branch, take a whack at 'em  - let's see what
> we can accomplish :-)
> 
> Let's discuss this on the mailing list and, in a
> shorter, more informal way, 
> on irc.
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 29 January 2008 18:22:08 Kenneth Wimer
> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Attached is a png file with ideas for the panel
> icons. Which is better,
> > the "etched" look or the simple 2d look?
> >
> > --
> > Ken
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:56:00 +0100
> From: "Iacopo Masi" <iacopo.masi.list at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] Gelatin Metacity?
> To: "Discussion on Ubuntu artwork"
> <ubuntu-art at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> 
> On Jan 30, 2008 12:12 AM, Kenneth Wimer
> <kwwii at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> > This should definitely be in the installable
> system. I love the theme and have
> 
> I'm very glad to head this word by you... thank you.
> I worked a lot to
> make that theme with the help of cimi.
> 
> > used it myself at times. If there are current
> packages I will see that we
> > include it.
> 
> Wonderful!
> 
>  Naturally, I will try as hard as I can but cannot
> promise
> > anything as I am not the decider on the size of
> the CD image.
> 
> Yes you said that the theme must be in the
> installable CD. Cool! I
> aims only to put into universe repository, but I
> think to be in the CD
> would be a good idea in the way that the user could
> select a few
> well-done themes from Gnome-Appearence.
> 
> It would be beautiful to do a set of theme like in
> dapper
> (Blubuntu,Pace, Tropic etc).
> 
> Let me know the state of this request and If was
> approved to put in CD
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- 
> Iacopo Masi
> 
> 
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