[ubuntu-art] New Wave

[François Degrave]

Anton Kerezov a écrit :
> В 20:42 +0200 на 13.05.2008 (вт), François Degrave написа:
>   
>> Hi everybody!
>>
>>
>> I have some remarks about the current theme, and that is easier for me 
>> to show it directly on a picture. So here it is:
>> http://img174.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=04028_Capture_122_1178lo.jpg
>>
>> Reactions and answers about that are welcome!
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> François
>>     
>
> Well all is good. But some things I consider are not good. Example is
> the very light  (contrasting) selected menu. Why do we need it so
> bright? The way you use menus is that. You need a function in the menus
>   
>> find the menu you want > click it and look its contents not the part
>>     
> you just clicked. That is why I've made them like that grey bg and white
> fg. Besides Firefox cannot render the menus in the way you are showing.
>
> Next: the dotted line around selected items should (I agree ) totally be
> replaced by smth else like the glow we have in the Aurora theme.
>
> The taskbar underligh cannot be made right now. It is the job of the
> theme engine to make it.
>
> The selected item in menus should be gradient (no gloss) and should look
> (or just be) transparent.
>
> The dotted separator is also handled by the engine.
>
> Widgets with light bg that should be dark just need better GNOME
> integration. That's the devs work. Same for the desktop switcher.
>
> What file do you want to edit to get the separator different appearance?
> The .c source code or gtkrc?
>
> Anton
I thought this separator was just an image. But I guess that would have 
been too simple... If there is a C file to edit, I can but I don't know 
which ones -- I haven't used my C skills for a long time, but I guess 
that's not something hard to do!

Cheers,

François